Case Details

Citation(s)
1965 SLG 4725 = 1965 SLD 4725 = 1965 PLD 367
WEST PAKISTAN, KARACHI
Regular Second Appeal No. 147 of 1964, decided on 17th February 1965.
Presented By: Qadeeruddin Ahmed, J
  Ahsan Ali v. Jafar Ali P L D 1964 Kar. 418 ref.   Salahuddin for Appellant.   Shaikh Muhammad Sadiq for
Respondent.  

  KHAIR MUHAMMAD NIZAMANI-Appellant  

VERSUS

  ABDUL QUDDUS-Respondent

Law: West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959.

Section: 15,15(4),14

Law: Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

Section: 1,100,151

  West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959)-----S. 15 read with Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. XLI, r. 1 and High Court Rules and Orders (Lahore), Vol. V, Ch. 1, r. 6 (b)-Omission to file certified copy of lower Court's Order with memo. of appeal-Not fatal.   Molu Mal v. Sri Ram A I R 1921 Lah. 73; Muhammad Din v. Zeb-un-Nisa A I R 1922 Lah. 390; Mst. Rajan v. Kurria A I R 1923 Lah. 95 and Lakhmi Das v. Mehar Chand A I R 1923 Lah. 144 ref.   West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959)-----S. 15(4)-Finding of fact-Not disturbed in second appeal-Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 100.   Karachi Rent Restriction Act (VIII of 1953)-----S. 14 read with West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction (Second Amendment) Ordinance (XXXVIII of 1962), S. 3 (2) (b)-Order passed by Rent Controller under Karachi Rent Restriction Act, 1953 cannot be reviewed by him after promulgation of West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1962.   West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959)----S. 13 and Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 151 Whether Rent Controller has inherent power to correct defective order passed by him (quaere).   Paramasivam Pillai v. Periyanayagathammal 32 A C 527; Muhammad Ramzan v. Mst. Khadija Sultan A I R 1938 Lah. 472; Mohanlal v. Khushalibai A I R 1937 Sind 101 and Yusuf Abdullabhoy No. 1 A I R 1930 Bom. 294 ref.   West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959)----S. 13 (6)-Expression "before the fifth day of each month"-"Month" refers to calendar month and not to month of tenancy-Provision of S. 13 (6) penal in nature-Order of Controller in respect of ,future rent not in strict compliance with language of S. 13 (6)-Tenant cannot be penalised for not complying with such defective order-Controller ordering deposit of monthly rent "before the 20th of each month"-Order erroneous Tenant's eviction for not complying with such defective order Held not justified. Date of hearing: 17th February 1965.   JUDGMENT   This is a second appeal by the tenant in which the judgment of an Additional District…
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