Muhammad Ali vs Iftikhar Hussain Ss — 2025 YLR 663 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Muhammad Ali VS Iftikhar Hussain Ss. 17 & 24---Ejectment of tenant---Default in payment of monthly rent---Relationship of landlord and tenant, denial of---Ejectment petition filed by respondent / ejectment petitioner was allowed by Rent Controller and appellants / tenantswere evicted from the premises---Validity---There was nothing on record to indicate that respondent / landlord whom appellants / tenants had stated to be their landlord, had made any effort to become party to eviction petition and oppose the same---Respondent / landlord only opted to appear as witness of appellants / tenants---Even before High Court, respondent / landlord was arrayed as a party but he had shown no interest to contest the appeal, rather he was proceeded against ex-parte---Such act of respondent / landlord ran against human conduct and logic that title of property owned by him (respondent / landlord) was obliquely under challenge and the possession thereof was under threat to be taken by his adversary (respondent / ejectment petitioner) in civil litigation through initiation of eviction proceedings but he remained aloof from the proceedings and did not make any effort to become party to the lis rather had opted to enter witness box merely as a witness and even did not assail eviction orders passed by Rent Controller---Denial of relationship of landlord and tenant by appellants / tenants was self-contradictory and was proven to be false and could not be countenanced---Appellants / tenants failed to point out any illegality, irregularity, misreading/non-reading of evidence or procedural impropriety in eviction orders---High Court declined to interfere in eviction order passed by Rent Controller against appellants / tenants---Appeal was dismissed, in circumstances.

Muhammad Ali vs Iftikhar Hussain Ss — 2025 YLR 663 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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