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Constitution of Pakistan (1962), Art. 98-"Aggrieved party Lessee in terms of lease deed liable to pay municipal taxes and in fact paying them-Owner of demised property challenging order of assessment by way of writ petition in High Court-Held : Owner, in circumstance, not "aggrieved party" and had no locus standi to maintain writ petition. Ali Athar, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Yousuf Rafi, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner. Nemo for Respondent. Date of hearing : 19th August 1970. ORDER MUHAMMAD YAQUB ALI, J.-Petitioner is the owner of a residential building situated in Karachi. He leased it out to Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Limited in 1952 on the stipulation that municipal taxes will be paid by the lessee. It appears that in 1960 the building was assessed to tax and demand notices A/ 1 to A/8 were issued to the petitioner who thereupon lodged objections with the Chairman, Karachi Municipality, one the question of quantum alone. The objections were rejected whereupon the tax due was…

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