Law: West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959.

Section: 15(4)

Law: Limitation Act (IX of 1908)

Section:

(a) West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959) S. 15-Civil Court-Special appeal-Rent Controller, not being a civil Court and Civil Procedure Code, 1908 being not applicable to proceedings under Ordinance a special jurisdiction created for purpose and appeals under S. 15 of Ordinance in nature of special appeals.-[Jurisdiction]. Mst. Pang Bibi v. Mahala and others A I R 1928 Lab. 488 and N. Q. Industries v. Mrs. Bapai Kaikhusro P L D 1958 Kar. 598 ref. (b) Interpretation of statutes  Reading words in a statute when same actually not existing Ordinarily not permissible-Courts may in such event be accused of usurping functions of Legislature-Permissible however to read words not actually existing in statute if such words translate faithfully inten tion of Legislature or when necessary to read such words in statute to avoid risk of reducing statute to absurdity or when effect of a beneficial provision likely to be destroyed by clinging to ordinary meaning of terms. (c) West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959)  S. 15(4)-Amendment-Notwithstanding draftsman's omission to amend subsection (4) of S. 15 of Ordinance to make it consistent with subsection (1), remedy provided by subsection can be retained by reading words "Appellate Authority appointed by Government" under cl. (a) of subsection (1) of S. 15.-[Interpretation of statutes]. Sarfaraz Khan v. Crown P L D 1950 Lah. 384; Working Muslim Mission etc. v. Crown P L D 1956 F C 209; 1 Lt.-Col. Nawabzada Muhammad Amir Khan v. Controller of Estate Duty P L D 1962 S C 335 and Seaford Court Estates Ltd. v. Asher (1949) 2 All E R 164 ref. (d) Limitation Act (IX of 1908)  Ss. 5 & 29(2)-Delay, condonation of-While S. 5 of Act confers a power to condone delay in institution of a cause, relevant provision relating to applicability of S. 5 of Act in proceedings under a…