Ch. Imran Hassan ALi, ASC, has successfully resisted a petition arising out of the Gatmells Motel litigation in the High Court.
The case pertains to the ownership and partition dispute between family members over the famous property, 1 Old Jail Road, Rawalpindi, which has been going on for almost 25 years, having started in the Civil Court in the year 2000. The property, worth billions, is situated between the District Judicial Complex and the Rawalpindi Golf Club. It also includes the famous Gatells Motel. Imran has been representing four out of the six siblings involved in the dispute before the High Court. Over time, numerous appeals and petitions have arisen out of this litigation, some of which even reached the Supreme Court.
On 09-12-2024, the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, dismissed one of the last civil revision petitions brought by one of the siblings to challenge the dismissal of her appeal against the final decree of the Civil Court. Imran represented the Respondents in this petition.
Finally, the end appears to be in sight. But it is not quite “The End” yet. Multiple applications remain pending before the High Court and the unsuccessful petitioner might take the matter to the Supreme Court yet again.
Watch this space for updates on this litigation.