CLC 1981

1981 PLP 1126 (CLC)

SAIFUDDIN‑Appellant Versus Haji FIDA HUSSAIN‑ — Respondent

Jurisdiction / Court
Karachi
Decided Date
1981-March-22
Honorable Judges
N/A
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 1981 PLP 1126 (CLC)
Forum / Court Karachi
Bench Members N/A
Parties SAIFUDDIN‑Appellant Versus Haji FIDA HUSSAIN‑ — Respondent
Primary Law (a) West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959), (b) West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959)
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Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1981 PLP 1126 (CLC)?

This judgment primarily cites: (a) West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959), (b) West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959) as referenced in Pakistani case law index.

Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1981 PLP 1126 (CLC)?

The case was heard and decided by the Karachi bench comprising: N/A.

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Laws Cited

(a) West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959) (b) West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959)

Representation

  • Munawar Abbas for Respondent.

Headnotes / Summary

S. 13(2)(i)‑EjectmentDiscretionLandlord in second ejectment application neither disclosing fact of filing of previous ejectment application nor tenant's depositing of rent and arrears of rent nor his refusal of tenant's money orders‑Tenant not able to show discretion exercised by Rent Controller having been arbitrary or capricious‑‑Rent Controller, held, had discretion to dismiss rent application on any consideration permissible under S. 13 and High Court cannot interfere with concurrent findings of two Courts below in second appeal.

Judgment & Decree

(a) West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959)

S.14‑Res judicata

Landlord's application for ejectment of tenant dismissed for non‑prosecutionTenant in pursuance for default of rent order, in such case depositing arrears of rent and monthly rent during pendency of application andlandlord also refusing tenant's money orders‑Landlord filing second ejectment application on ground of same defaultTenant not raising plea of res judicata either before Rent Controller or appellate Court or even in High Court Held, landlord's second rent application not barred by res judicata and landlord entitled to urge default, subject‑matter of first rent appli cation, dismissed in default.‑[Res judicata]. Samiullah v. Muhammad Saleem, District Judge, Rawalpindi and 2 others 1971 S C M 'R 725; Muhammad Hanif v. Dr. S. Mozammil Ali 1981 C L C 327; Haji Fida Hussain v. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan 1972 S C M R 262 ; Allahrakha v. Muhammad Shafi 1978 S C M R 437 and Sadiq Hassan v. Mst. Khurshid Fatima and another 1978 S C M R 130 ref. (b) West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959)

S. 13(2)(i)‑EjectmentDiscretionLandlord in second ejectment application neither disclosing fact of filing of previous ejectment application nor tenant's depositing of rent and arrears of rent nor his refusal of tenant's money orders‑Tenant not able to show discretion exercised by Rent Controller having been arbitrary or capricious‑‑Rent Controller, held, had discretion to dismiss rent application on any consideration permissible under S. 13 and High Court cannot interfere with concurrent findings of two Courts below in second appeal. S. Zaheer Haman for Appellant. Munawar Abbas for Respondent. Date of hearing : 12th March, 1981.