2003 CLC 1272 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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NUSRAT BIBI VS NAILA HANIF Constitution of Pakistan 1973--199 , West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959--13 , ----S. 13---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.199---Constitutional petition---eviction petition---Power of attorney showed that special attorney was delegated with the powers to engage a counsel in eviction petition; to pursue the eviction petition; to draw the rent submitted by the tenant; to file an appeal or revision but no power was delegated to the special attorney to appear and give statement in evidence on behalf of the principal---When no authority was given to the attorney to appear and give statement in evidence on behalf of the principal he had specifically been debarred to do so and he had rightly admitted in his cross¬-examination that he was appearing as an independent witness---Rent Controller could not restrain a party to appear as his or her witness when no delegation of power was given to anyone to make a statement on his/her behalf.