Cancelled mutation entries cannot, by themselves, establish legal ownership, rules SC

ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Wednesday has ruled that can­celled mutation entries cannot, by themselves, establish legal ownership of property, observ­ing that where title is disput­ed, a suit seeking possession alone is insufficient and must also seek a declaration of own­ership. The court dismissed an appeal concerning possession of one kanal of land in Kama­lia, upholding the Lahore High Court’s judgment. In a judg­ment authored by Justice Sha­hid Waheed, the court held that the legal heirs of deceased ap­pellant Abdul Rahim had failed to establish their lawful title to the disputed land. The relevant mutations had been cancelled by the District Officer Reve­nue on November 23, 2004, while the original sale deeds were not produced before ei­ther the trial court or the ap­pellate court. A three-member bench comprising Justice Ja­mal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Shahid Waheed and Justice Ir­fan Saadat Khan heard the case on October 13, 2026. Accord­ing to the judgment, the appel­lant claimed to have purchased the land from Ilahi Bakhsh and others through Mutation No. 8106 dated September 30, 1985, and filed a suit for pos­session on July 21, 1993.

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