Case Details

Citation(s)
2007 SLG 1623 2007 SLD 1623 2007 PLD 504
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Appeal No.985 of 2006, decision dated: 23rd January, 2007
IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY, C.J. MIAN SHAKIRULLAH, JAN AND SAIYED SAEED ASHHAD, JJ
Fazle Ghani Khan, Senior Advocate Supreme Court and M.S. Khattak, Advocate-on-Record for Appellant. Nasrullah Awan, Advocate Supreme Court.

SAFEER TRAVELS (PVT.) LTD.

VS

MUHAMMAD KHALID SHAFI through Legal Heirs

Law:

Section:

(a) Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance (XVII of 1979)--- ---S. 16(2)---West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959), S.13(6)---Cantonments Rent Restriction Ordinance (XI of 1963), S.17(9)---Failure of tenant to comply with tentative rent order of Rent Controller---Effect---Use of word "shall" had made obligatory for Rent Controller that in case of default, defence of tenant would have to be struck off---Once default was committed, then Rent Controller would have no jurisdiction and option, but to struck off defence of tenant---Exceptions stated. Ghulam Muhammad Khan Lundhkhor v. Safdar Ali PLD 1967 SC 530; Muhammad Jan v. Khadim Hussain 1973 SCMR 243; Ghulam Ahmad Pirzada v. Additional District Judge, Lahore and 2 others 1982 SCMR 616; Abdul Qayyum Paracha v. Ghulam Hussain and others 1985 SCMR 580; Fazalur Rahman v. Mst. Sarwari Begum and others 1986 SCMR 1156; Province of Punjab and others v. Muhammad Jalil-ur-Rehman 1986 SCMR 1705; Muhammad Yousaf v. Muhammad Bashir and others 1990 SCMR 557; Muhammad Amin v. Ghulam Nabi and 2 others PLD 1990 SC 1201; Syed Muhammad Zaman v. Abdul Khaliq 1991. SCMR 1982; Misbahullah Khan v. Mst. Memoona Taskinuddin 1995 SCMR 287; Asif Chughtai v. Mrs. Zile Huma and others 1995 SCMR 741; Zikar Muhammad v. Mrs. Arifa Sabir and another 2000 SCMR 1328; The State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan v. Kotri Textiles Mills (Pvt.) Ltd. 2001 SCMR 605; Khawaja Muhammad Mughees v. Mrs. Sughra Dadi 2001 SCMR 2020 and M.H. Mussadaq v. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and another 2004 SCMR 1453 rel. (b) Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance (XVII of 1979)--- ----Ss. 15(2)(ii) & 16(2)---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S.12(2)---Ejectment petition---Default in payment of rent, ground of---Striking off defence of tenant for non-depositing rent in time---Filing of application under S.12(2), C.P.C., by tenant against order of striking off his defence instead of filing appeal against same---Order of Rent Controller dismissing such application for not establishing requirement of S.12(2), C.P.C. was upheld by Appellate Court, but order of striking off defence of tenant was set aside---High Court in constitutional petition set aside order ofโ€ฆ
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