1. ' This appeal was admitted on 2nd December, 1980 and on 8th March, 1981, I, while hearing the stay application, ordered the appellant to deposit the arrears of rent for the period from August, 1976 to 28th February, 1981 amounting to Rs, 5,500 at Rs, 100 per month within 3 months from the date of the order. The appellant was also ordered to deposit current rent by 10th of each month. It seems that the appellant has deposited the arrears amounting to Rs, 5,500 within the above period.
2. However, the rent for the two months was tendered with the Nazir but was not accepted on the ground that it was not tendered on or before 10th of each month. The appellant has filed C. M. A.
3. 1750/81 for the condonation of delay in depositing rent of the above two months. Whereas, the respondent has filed an application under section 16 (2) of the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979 for vacating the stay order dated 8th March, 1981 It has been urged by the learned counsel for the appellant that when the above order was dictated in the Court he did not understand that the current rent was also to be deposited before depositing of the arrears of rent and because of that he had instructed his client to deposit rent including the current rent within the period specified for the arrears of rent. On the other hand, it has been contended by Mr. Siraj Ahmad learned counsel for the respondent that this was the negligence on the part of the learned counsel for the appellant, which is not a sufficient ground for condoning the delay. In support of the above argument, he has referred to some of the authorities. It will suffice to observe that the order dated 8th March, 1981, was not a tentative rent order in terms of section 16 of the Ordinance as no such application was pending before this Court. However, as a condition of the granting of the stay the appellant was put to terms which inter alia included depositing of arrears as well as current rent. In my view this Court is not obliged to recall the order of the stay if sufficient cause is shown for the omission to deposit current rent as section 16 of the Ordinance cannot he pressed into service. Since the appellant has substantially complied with the order, namely, he has deposited the arrears amounting to Rs, 5.500 within the time specified in the above order and that there was delay in the tendering of the rent for two months amounting to Rs, 200 in my view, it will not be just and proper to vacate the stay and to render the appeal infructuous. I will, therefore, allow the C. M. A. Application 279/81 on payment of Rs, 100 as costs to the learned counsel for the respondent. C. M. A. 2289/81 is dismissed in view of the above order. The above cost is to be paid within two weeks from today.