Case Details

Citation(s)
2012 SLG 958 2012 SLD 958 2012 CLD 83
Lahore High Court
Writ Petition No.228 of 2010, decision dated: 17-08-2011, hearing DATE : 9-05-2011
IJAZ UL AHSAN, JUSTICE
Ali Sibtain Fazli for Petitioner. Syed Moazzam Ali Shah for
Respondent No. 1. Imran Aziz Khan and Ghulam Murtaza Chaudhry for
Respondent No. 3. Faisal Zaman Khan, Additional Advocate-General

FAT ENTERPRISES THROUGH MANAGING PARTNER, LAHORE

VS

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB AND 3 OTHERS

Law: Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

Section:

(a) Words and phrases---"Theatre and related fields"---Definition---Production of stage plays would fall within definition of phrase "theatre and related fields". (b) Lease---Bids for lease of cinema/theatre at expiry of its previous lease, invitation of---Plea of incumbent lessee that during previous lease of ten years, he had made huge investment for installation of equipment, seats and converting cinema into cinema-cum-theatre, thus he had automatically earned preferential right to its fresh lease---Validity---Incumbent lessee had given undertaking to lessor that he would not claim any such preferential right by virtue of such investment at time of expiry of his lease---Had such been an intention of parties to give such preferential right to incumbent lessee, then same would have been incorporate in his lease---Incumbent lessee, therefore, had no such right. (c) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Bids for lease of cinema, invitation of---Petitioner claimed to be highest bidder by offering to pay a sum of Rs.3,50,000 per month for being sole bidder---Acceptance of respondent's bid by Authority for being higher than petitioner by Rs.81,000 per month---Petitioner's willingness to offer Rs.4,50,000 per month instead of Rs.4,31,000 as offered by respondent---Respondent's willingness to improve upon petitioner's offer by offering Rs.4,75,000 per month---Process of improving upon offer made by each party before court culminated in a final bid of Rs.10,25,000 per month offered by respondent---Petitioner failed to match such bid of respondent---Interest of Authority stood adequately served by increase in rent from Rs.4,31,000 per month to Rs.10,25,000---High Court dismissed constitutional petition with observations that Authority would grant lease to respondent according to standard terms and conditions subject to payment of rent @ Rs.10,25,000 per month in addition to security deposit and other charges, if any, required to be paid under relevant rules and regulations. JUDGMENT IJAZ UL AHSAN, J.--The petitioner is a registered partnership concern engaged in the business of running cinemas and theaters. As a part of its business it…
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