Law: Transfer of Property Act (IV of 1882)

Section: 106

Transfer of Property Act (IV of 1882) S. 106-Notice of termination of tenancy of factory--Act not in terms applicable to Province of Punjab--Filing of suit by landlord--Held, satisfies requirement of principle involved in S. 106 especially if tenant's ejectment ordered after expiry of six months of institution of suit-Non-service of six months' notice before filing of suit would be of no consequence in such circumstances-Notice served by landlord before institution of suit and six months' period expiring during pendency of suit-Held, landlord cannot be non-suited for reason that he had sued tenant within six months of service of notice of termination on him.-CG. A. Jaffery v. Karachi Port Trust P L D 1962 Kar. 32 dissented from]. Barkatullah v. Abdul Hamid P L D 1980 Lab. 548; Syed Mukhtar Ali and another v. Ghulam Rasool Chaudhary and 2 others P L D 1980 Lab. 623; Abdullah Bhai and others v. Ahmad Din P L D 1964 S C 106; Mst. Amina Begum and others v. Mehar Ghulam Dastgir P L D 1978 S C 220; Raja Muhammad and 11 others v. Haj Mohammad Zareen and 3 others 1980 S C M R 339; Manzoor Ahmad Khan v. Syed Magsood Ali P L D 1975 Lah. 1521; Muhammad Ashraf and 6 others v. Muhammad Abdullah Khan P L D 1981 Lab. 33 ; Maulvi Faiz Bakhsh v. Syed Shadi Shah P L D 1556 261 and Karam Chand v. Amar Nath Mohsan A I R 1933 Lab. 377 ref. Date of hearing : 21st February, 1981.                                                                                                                     JUDGMENT The facts giving rise to this regular second appeal are that the respondent, Barkat Ali, instituted a suit against the appellant. Muhammad Siddiq, for recovery of Rs. 280 as arrears of rent for certain premises let out to him and for his ejectment from those premises. The suit was resisted by the appellant on various grounds. Resultantly, following issues were framed by a Civil Judge, who…