Law: West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959)

Section: 13, 15(1)

West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959) S. 13 & 15-Jurisdiction-Appeal-Tribunal always' clothed with jurisdiction to say whether it has jurisdiction to try cause submitted to it-Decision by Rent Controller of plea of jurisdiction-Not an order under S. 13-Order of Rent Controller assuming jurisdiction-- Not covered by S. 15(1). hence not appealable -Order appealed against not passed by District Judge in appellate jurisdiction and appellate authority also being already appointed, no direct appeal, held, lay to High Court.-[Jurisdiction-Appeal (civil)]. Kandawala & Co. Ltd. v. Rashid-ud-Din 1969 S C M R 720; Muhammad Amin v. Jammed Ali P L D 1963 Lab. 523; Ayesha Bat v. Momin Bat P L D 1973 Kar. 419; Abdul Salam v. Sharif Ahmad P L D 1971 Kar. 687; Abdul Salam v. Sh2rif Ahmad 1971 S C M R 596; Queen v. Commission for Special Purposes of the Income-tax (1888) 21 Q B D 313; Karamat All and another v. Muhammad Yunus Haji and others P L D ;1963 S C 191 and Muhammad Ismail v. Israr Ahmad P L D 1961 Lab. 601 rel. Iqbal Hussain v. Sarwarl Begum P L D 1967 Lab. 1138; Muhammad Hussain v. Muhammad Bashir P L D 1974 Lab. 446 and Abdul Ghafoor v. Mst. Sadiqa Bibi S. A. O. No. 157 of 1967 not approved. Dates of hearings 12th and 13th May 1975.                                                                                                                                        JUDGMENT The facts relevant for the disposal of this appeal are these. Dr. Qamar-ud-Din respondent filed an application under section 13 of the West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance VI of 1959 (hereinafter called the Ordinance) for ejectment of lalil Ahmad Khan Niazi appellant from shop bearing property No. S-37-R-1.4: otherwise known as 3, Beadon Road, Lahore. The main ground for ejectment was non-payment of rent. The appellant…