Government was free to offer renewal for a lesser area that what was covered in the expired lease

Hon'ble Supreme Court of Pakistan in a judgment reported as Mst.Zainab Khatoon Vs. Member (Colonies) Board of Revenue, Punjab and others (1998 SCMR 1188), as under:- 

“In this view of the matter the above contention is devoid of any force as the petitioners could not have claimed renewal of the lease as a matter of right. The corollary of the above conclusion is that the Government was free to offer renewal for a lesser area that what was covered in the expired lease. The rationale for reducing ceiling of the area for allotment seems to be that the Government wishes to accommodate more retired Army personnel under the above Scheme……. The facts of Civil Petition No.425 of 1994 appears to be different, in which lease was renewed up to the period expiring in June, 1996, but the same was cancelled on the ground that the petitioners’ performance was not found satisfactory. The High Court has rightly observed that it is open to the petitioners to agitate the above question before the forums provided under the relevant law. The above petition has also not merits.”  

Part of judgment 

IN THE LAHORE HIGH COURT, LAHORE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

Land

6747/19

2019 LHC 3711