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Cantonments Rent Restriction Act (xi or 1963)-

---- Ss.2(g) 0) & 17(2)(i) --- Relationship of landlord and tenant-Tenant had denied relationship of landlord and tenant contending that landlord had entered into an agreement of sale of premises in dispute with him for which landlord had received a considerable amount in advance --- Tenant also contended that disputed rent of premises had also been paid to landlord-Landlord denied execution of any agreement of sale in respect of premises and receipt of any amount from tenant --- Tenant who admittedly had entered into premises in dispute as tenant, and had been paying rent thereof to landlord, had to discharge the burden which heavily lay upon him to show that relationship of landlord and tenant had come to an end and that he was no more required to pay rent --- Tenant had failed to prove execution of alleged agreement of sale and payment of advance money and disputed rent by producing originals of either sale agreement or receipts of advance payment of sale price and disputed rent --- Rent Controller, in circumstances, was perfectly justified in coming to conclusion that relationship of landlord and tenant, existed between the parties and tenant had not paid any rent to landlord-Tenant, thus was rightly ordered to be ejected on ground of default. Rahmatunah v. Ali Muhammad and another 1983 S C M R 1064 and Rashid Ahmad v. Messrs Friends Match Works P L D 1989 S C 503 ref

(b) Cantonments Rent Restriction Act (XI of 1963)-