1. ' MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.--This petition for leave to appeal has been filed by a tenant against his eviction, under the Rent Restriction law, from a commercial property and the ultimate dismissal by the High Court of his writ petition, in this behalf.
2. ' Learned counsel at the very outset stated that the petitioner would not resist the claim of respondent No,3 to reconstruct the property. He only wanted minor adjustments for this purpose of his shifting to other premises. Similar plea was raised before the Court on 8-6-1988 when the application for interim relief came up for consideration. The relevant part thereof is reproduced below:- "The stay asked for is not granted. However learned counsel states that the respondent No,3 should be restrained from placing any hurdle in the petitioner shifting the place for the electric connection at his own expense, so as to suit him during the period of reconstruction and till he reoccupies the reconstructed building in accordance with law.
3. ' The request is reasonable. Order accordingly; subject to all just exceptions."
4. ' Today the position remains the same. The petitioner has not vacated the premises despite the fact that more than two months have passed. The learned counsel for the petitioner has blamed the respondent No,3 whose learned counsel has seriously questioned the bona fides of the petitioner himself. The mere fact that the petitioner has not so far vacated the premises despite the clarification sought from this Court, would show that he might prolong the so-called shifting whether for vacating the premises or for re-locating the electric connection, so as to suit his own, convenience. Be that as it may, question of petitioner's eviction having been affirmed and concluded no useful purpose would be served by keeping this petition pending. Leave to appeal, therefore, is refused, The respondent may take any action for gaining the possession as soon as possible. The order passed by this Court on 8-6-1988 stands vacated in its entirety including that part which related to shifting/re-location of electric connection.