Case Details

Citation(s)
2004 SLG 362 2004 SLD 362 2004 SCMR 415
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Petition No. 3380-L of 2002, decided on 23rd September, 2002. (On appeal from the judgment of Lahore High Court, Lahore, dated 22-8-2002 passed in First Appeal from Order No. 184 of 2001)
MIAN MUHAMMAD AJMAL AND MUHAMMAD NAWAZ ABBASI, JJ
Ch. Ehsan Sabri, Advocate Supreme Court and Tanvir Ahmed, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner. Nemo for
Respondent

MUHAMMAD SULEMAN

VS

ABDUL SATTAR

Law: Cantonments Rent Restriction Act, 1963

Section: 24,17(2)(II)(a)

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 185(3)

(a) Cantonments Rent Restriction Act (XI of 1963)--- ----S.24---Constitution of- Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3)---Appeal--­Maintainability---Failure to implead necessary parties---Plea of subletting of premises was raised by landlord---Rent Controller allowed ejectment application and eviction order was passed against tenants---Original tenant did not file any appeal against the eviction order but the petitioner who was occupant of the premises filed the appeal---High Court dismissed the appeal on the ground of non-impleading of the original tenant in the appeal---Contention of the petitioner was that he was in possession of the premises as tenant in his own right, therefore, defer; of non-impleading of original tenant in appeal would not render same incompetent---Validity---Original tenant was necessary party, therefore, failure to implead him was fatal to the appeal---Premises was rented out to original tenant and the tenancy continued in his name without any change till the filing of ejectment petition by the landlord---In absence of any proof of delivery of possession of premises to the petitioner by original tenant with the permission of landlord or acknowledgement of the status of the petitioner as tenant of the premises, the petitioner would be deemed to be in occupation of premises through original tenant and would have no independent right to retain the possession and resist the ejectment ---Supreme Court declined to interfere with the passed by High Court---Leave to appeal was refused. (b) Cantonments Rent Restriction Act (XI of 1963)--- ----S.17 (2) (II) (a)---Ejectment of tenant---Subletting of premises---Right of occupant of premises---Principle---In absence of any proof of delivery of possession of premises to occupant by original. tenant with the permission of landlord or acknowledgement of the status of the occupant as tenant of the premises, the occupant would be deemed to be in occupation of premises through original tenant and would have no independent right to retain the possession and resist the ejectment petition. JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD NAWAZ ABBASI, J.---This petition under Article 185(3) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973…
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