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(a) Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance (XVII of 1979)---Ss. 15, 2(f) & 2(j)---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 115---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition---Application for ejectment of tenant---Competency---Bona fide personal need of landlord---Denial of relationship of landlord and tenant by the tenant---Contention of tenant was that he had purchased half share from the premises and ejectment petition was filed by only one of the legal heirs of the landlord---Ejectment petition was accepted concurrently---Validity---Rent agreement and deposit of security amount had been admitted by the tenant---Once relationship of landlord and tenant was established then during the existence of tenancy agreement, the tenant would be estopped from questioning the title of landlord---Question of title had no relevancy in rent proceedings---Existence of relationship between landlord and tenant had been proved through evidence---Alleged sale deed could not end the relationship of landlord and tenant---Tenant obtained possession of premises as a tenant and not as a purchaser---Once a tenant was always a tenant---Tenant could not be permitted to approbate, reprobate and raise self-contradictory pleas in violation of the terms and conditions of tenancy agreement---"Landlord" included all those persons who were co-owners of the premises---Any one of the co-owners could file ejectment petition in respect of rented premises jointly owned by them---Title of tenant in the premises could not be adjudicated upon by the Rent Controller in the eviction petition---Rent Controller could only assume jurisdiction when there existed relationship of landlord and tenant---Entitlement of landlord to receive rent could not be disputed after acknowledging the relationship of landlord and tenant---Tenant was bound to firstly hand over vacant possession to the landlord and thereafter contest his title---Tenant had committed wilful default in payment of rent---Concurrent s passed by the courts below being based upon well and un-exceptionable reasoning did not warrant interference by the High Court---Constitutional petition was dismissed in circumstances. Sanobar Sultan and…

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