Valuation Certificate

—Prepared by the private person—effect of— The valuation certificates brought on record by the appellants, prepared by the private person cannot be relied upon safely and has no value in the eye of law. Qurban Hussain & another v. WAPDA & others 2017 SCR 524 (B)
— Prepared by a private person in presence of the valuation duly assessed by a joint team comprising of the Engineers of WAPDA and the Govt. of AJ&K—effect of— Held: that if the Civil Engineers of the joint team prepared a wrong estimate in any case, that cannot be followed blindly. WAPDA v. Muhammad Qayyum & others 2022 SCR 1219 (A) WAPDA v. Muhammad Ismail (civil appeal No.1 of 2018, decided on 22.03.2018), ref.
— Prepared by the private person— effect of contention of the learned counsel representing the WAPDA authorities is that in the presence of the report of BRCB, the private assessment cannot be given preference over the same for the purpose of enhancement of the compensation —Held: there is no cavil with the proposition settled in Qurban Hussain’s case, that private assessment report cannot be given preference over the report of BRCV, however, it is also settled law that if the property owners otherwise succeed to prove from the evidence that the compensation has not been assessed properly and adequately in consonance with the value of the property, then the Court is fully competent to enhance the compensation, in the light of the evidence brought on the record by the property owners. Pervaiz iqbal & others v. WAPDA & others 2022 SCR 1285 (A)