Overview
- Chief Justice Aalia Neelum directed that possession obtained through Dispute Resolution Committee proceedings be restored without delay.
- The court sought complete records of the committees and referred the legal questions surrounding their authority to a full bench.
- During the hearing, counsel conceded that deputy commissioner–formed committees exceeded their legal powers, and the chief justice termed such possession orders misconduct.
- Justice Neelum warned that anyone facilitating or enforcing possession after court orders would face serious consequences.
- The petitioner cited a 40-acre dispute in Depalpur resolved in 27 days through a DRC, and counsel reported a one-acre handover in Gujranwala on December 24 despite suspension of the ordinance.