ZAHID vs Mst — 2021 MLD 798 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2021 MLD 798 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2021
Reporter: MLD
Parties: ZAHID vs Mst
Subject matter: Rent
Provisions referred to: S. 11; Balochistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance

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Judgment text as reported

ZAHID VS Mst. SADIA Ss.11 & 13---Eviction of tenant---Personal bona fide need of landlady---Conversion of the demised property---Scope---Land lady/respondent contended that she needed five shops (demised property) in order to convert the same into rooms for residential purpose to be included into the adjacent house belonging to her---Contention/objection of the appellants (tenants) was that the respondent (landlady) had not obtained any permission/approval from the competent authority for conversion of the demised property from commercial to residential one---Held, that under S.11 of the Balochistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1959 landlord/landlady could not convert a residential building into a non-residential building without the written permission of the Rent Controller, which meant no statutory bar/restriction for conversion of a non-residential building into a residential house---Landlady/respondent would not be obliged to seek the order of Rent Controller for converting a non-residential premises into residential one.

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