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Land Title and Mutation in Pakistan
Research proof of ownership through deeds, mutations, gifts and settlement entries. Follow the linked case records to identify the underlying transaction and the documents relied on in the particular dispute.
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Supreme Court: Old Sale Deed and Mutation Alone Cannot Prove Land Ownership
Ghani Rehman (deceased) and others v. Masal Khan (deceased) and others · Civil Appeal No. 19-P of 2015 out of CPLA No. 192-P of 2009 · Approved for reporting; reported citation not stated in supplied copy
The Supreme Court held that a 30-year-old document receives only a discretionary presumption and cannot prove title where the transaction, land identity and official revenue record remain doubtful.
Gift Mutation and Revenue Records in Pakistan: Supreme Court Explains Presumption of Truth, Proof and Proper Challenge
Abdul Latif and others v Abdul Jabbar and another · Civil Petition No. 155-Q of 2022 · Approved for reporting; reported citation not stated in the supplied judgment
The Supreme Court upheld a 1998 gift mutation supported by possession and evidence, holding that longstanding official revenue entries cannot be displaced by a bare allegation without a proper challenge and cogent proof.
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Fraud in a Registered Sale Deed Must Be Proved: Pakistan Supreme Court
Khurram Rasheed v Ch. Haider Zaman and others · C.P.L.A. No. 4211/2023 (converted into appeal) · Judgment dated 26 March 2026; approved for reporting; no reporter citation stated in supplied copy
In Khurram Rasheed v Ch. Haider Zaman, the Supreme Court restored a trial court decree after finding that allegations of fraud and forgery in a registered house sale were not proved.
FCC: Shamlat Land Entry Cannot Be Reversed as a Clerical Error After 44 Years
Muhammad Ashraf Rana and others v. Rehmat Ali and others · F.C.P.L.A. No. 423/2025 (appeal allowed); arising from W.P. No. 215416/2018 · Approved for reporting; reported citation not stated in supplied copy
The Federal Constitutional Court set aside a summary change to a long-standing settlement entry, holding that disputed land rights require proper adjudication and affected possessors must be heard.
Supreme Court: Bona Fide Purchase Cannot Defeat Lis Pendens; an Unproved Mutation Cannot Establish Title
Mst. Shahnaz Kausar v Muhammad Rafique and others · Civil Appeal No. 51-L of 2025 · Approved for reporting; reported citation not stated in the supplied judgment
The Supreme Court held that a mutation merely tendered by counsel was not substantive evidence and that a purchaser during pending property litigation remains bound by the eventual decree despite good faith or lack of notice.
Women's Inheritance in Pakistan: Supreme Court 2026
Noor Muhammad and others v. Ghulam Haider and others · Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No. 1103-L of 2016 · 2026 SCP 211; approved for reporting
In 2026 SCP 211, the Supreme Court held that an alleged oral gift and mutation cannot defeat women's inheritance without strict, independent proof.