1999 YLR 825 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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PAKISTAN STATE OIL COMPANY LIMITED VS KHALIQ RAZA KHAN Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance 1979--15 , Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance 1979 ----Ss. 15 & 21---Default in payment of rent---Agreement between landlord and tenant---Effect---Tenant was ordered by the Rent Controller to vacate the premises on the basis of wilful default in payment of monthly rent---Validity---Tenant was liable to pay rent to the landlord in the manner indicated in the provisions of S.15(2)(11) of Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979, to avoid commission of default and to protect himself against the order of ejectment ---Where there was agreement between both the parties, eviction would be governed by covenants contained in such agreement provided those were not in conflict with the provisions of relevant law---Where conflict between the provisions of law and covenants of the agreement existed law would prevail, notwithstanding any term in the agreement to the contrary.