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ATTAUL HAQUE AND 2 OTHERS vs H. MALIK ELECTRIC Co. — 1971 PLD 1007

Citation: 1971 PLD 1007

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-04-02

Parties: ATTAUL HAQUE AND 2 OTHERS vs H. MALIK ELECTRIC Co.

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 1007

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Nasim Hasan Shah, Sheikh Anwarul Haq Title: ATTAUL HAQUE AND 2 OTHERS vs H. MALIK ELECTRIC Co. Case No.: Letters Patent Appeal No, 242 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-04-02 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 1007 Result: Appeal partly allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT NASIM HASAN SHAH, J.--This is a certified appeal against the judgment of our learned brother K. E. Chauhan, J. dated 31-3-69 whereby he accepted the appeal of the respondent and remanded the case to the learned Rent Controller for fresh decision in accordance with law in the light of the observation made in the judgment. 2. The facts of the case have been stated at full length In the judgment under appeal and need not be repeated. Suffice it to say that the present appellants who claimed to be transferees of a big mansion under the provisions of the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1958 (hereinafter called the Act) which comprises inter alia the shop in dispute served a notice under section 30 of the Act on 8-11-65. On the respondent intimating that the big mansion had been transferred to them by the Settlement Department and that the tenant should pay rent of the shop in his occupation to them as he had become statutory tenant under them. The rent was demanded from 24-8-60. On this date the appellants had been intimated by the Settlement Department that their offer for the transfer of the said mansion had been accepted. As this notice was not complied . with…

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