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1987 SCMR 580

ABDUL HAMEED vs MUHAMMAD ISLAM SIDDIQUI

Citation1987 SCMR 580
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No. 161-K of 1986
Date1987-06-02
Judge(s)Zaffar Hussain Mirza, Abdul Qadir Sheikh
ResultLeave granted

ORDER

1. ABDUL KADIR SHAIKHJ.-- This is a petition for leave to appeal from the judgment of learned Judge of Sind High Court dated 12th January, 1986 dismissing an appeal filed by the petitioner and in result upholding the order of eviction passed by the Rent Controller against the petitioner for not having complied the tentative order passed by him earlier by which petitioner was directed to deposit rent in Court at the rate of Rs.125 per month.

2. The controversy in the case relates to the question whether petitioner deposited rent for the month of November 1977, for, even according to the judgment of the High Court of Sind, if this was so, then "payment made in the subsequent months seem to be regularised." In this behalf learned Judge in the High Court who scrutinise the case noticed that the petitioner had no doubt paid rent in the sum of Rs.125 per month for the month of November, 1977 under Receipt No. 23609 but this receipt according to him related to another case between the same parties regarding another shop.

3. Petitioner who appears in person in support of the petition referred to the Nazir's report relating to payments in respect of both the shops which show that he deposited the rent twice for the same month, namely November, 1977 on 30th November, 1977 under Receipt No. 2309 and also under Receipt No. 23608. It seems to us that had the case been examined thoroughly the original order of eviction would not have been passed against the petitioner. On this view of the case we feel that the plea raised in support of the petition deserves consideration of this Court. We therefore grant the leave appeal and allow the petition. Security Rs.5,000.

4. Appeal will be heard on the present record but is open to the parties to file additional documents, if any.

5. Petitioner shall not be evicted from the demised premises till the appeal is decided subject to the condition that he shall deposit the rent in Court regularly.

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