Ishfaq Ahmad Khan vs Majid & Company — 1971 PLD 766

Citation: 1971 PLD 766

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Supreme Court 766

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s):Waheeduddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1971 Supreme Court 766 Result: Appeals dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT M. R. KHAN, J.--These two appeals, by special leave, arise out of an order of the Rent Controller, dated the 25th February 1969 passed in proceedings for ejectment against the appellants under section 13 of the West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1959 (hereinafter called the Ordinance). The two appellants have been in occupation of two separate shops in Jai Rain Building, Nila Gumbad, Lahore. The first respondent claimed to be the appellants' landlord In respect of the said two shops. On the 5th May 1959, he made two separate applications under section 13 of the Ordinance for ejectment of the appellants on the ground of default in payment of rent. On the 24th June 1959, the Rent Controller made an order directing Ashfaq-ur-Rehman, the appellant of Civil Appeal No, 213 of 1970, to deposit Rs, 3,150 as arrear rent and to deposit future rent at the rate of Rs, 67-3-3 pies per month by the 5th day of each succeeding month. On the same date, the Rent Controller made another order directing Majid & Company, Lahore the appellant in Civil Appeal No, 216 of 1970 to deposit arrear rent of Rs, 2,491 and future rent at the rate of Rs, 87 per month by the 5th day of the each succeeding month. Both the appellants fought up to this Court against the said orders of the Rent…

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