Law: Cantonments Rent Restriction Act, 1963

Section: 17(8)

Law: West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959.

Section: 13

(a) Cantonments Rent Restriction Act (XI of 1963) S. 17(8)-Deposit of arrears of rent, order for Appeal ability Depends upon nature of order-Interlocutory order of provisional character and not deciding main dispute involved in lis-Held, might not be treated as appealable unless made appealable by specific provision of relevant law-Principles enunciated in such behalf. [Appeal (civil). Messrs Kandawala & Co. Ltd., Lahore v. Sh. Rashid-ud-Din 1969 S C M R 720; Ibrahim v. Muhammad Hussain P L D 1975 S C 457 and Mian Manzar Bashir and others v. M. A. Asghar & Co. PL D 1978 S C 185 re-affirmed. (b) Cantonments Rent Restriction Act (XI of 1963)  S. 17 read with West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959), S. 13-Order for deposit of arrears of rent-Appeal ability-Section 17 of Act XI of 1963, unlike S. 13 of Ordinance VI of 1959 though not providing for Rent Controller to finally determine amount of rent due yet such does not change nature of order passed under S. 17(8) of Act-Rent Controller Linder S. 1718)-To determine rent due but in case of disagreement on amount due to determine same `approximately'-Character of such order qua approximate rent in overall context of proceedings, held, remains incidental and in a way provisional also-Appeal not having been specifically provided for from such approximate determination, order, held, not rendered appealable merely for reason of tenant's defence having to be struck off when he refuses or fails to deposit. rent so determined.-[Appeal (civil)]. Date of hearing: 2nd October, 1979.                                                                                                                              JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.-This petition for special leave to appeal by tenant arises out of ejectment proceedings instituted by the respondent landlord under the…