Law: Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979

Section: 15,19,21

Sind Rented Premises Ordinance (XVII of 1979)— —~Ss. 15, 19 & 21—Eviction-Application" for—Rent Controller-Pro­cedure before—Held : Application once admitted not to be dismissed by Rent Controller without recording evidence of parties —Applica­tion for eviction in case dismissed on ground of petitioner having no locus standi to pursue rent case—Held : Mandatory provisions of S. 19 having been violated, impugned order to be set aside with direction to Rent Controller to proceed with case and to decide ,» same finally after affording parties opportunities to adduce evidence. [Pp. 47 & 48]-4 judgment This appeal under Section 21 of the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979 has been filed against the order dated 29-9-1980, passed by the XlVth Civil Judge andRent Controller No. VI, Karachi whereby he has dismiss­ed the Rent Case No. 111/1976.The Rent Case has been dismissed on the ground that appellant has no locus standi to pursue the rent case.I have heard Mr. Ikram Ahmed Ansari, advocate for the appellant, Mr. Hasan Asghar Rizvi, advocate for respondent No. 2, J, Mr. K B. Bhutto, advocate for the respondent No. 1, and Mr Vakil Ahmed Siddiqui, advocate for respondent No. 6, at lenght. The learned Rent "Controller has admitted the rent application and evidence of Mr. Shaikh Mubarak Ali was recorded on the side of the applicant and written sta'e-ment was 6!ed. The issues were framed. Respondent was not yet…