2024 MLD 1655 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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Muhammad Ali VS Ali Gohar S. 15---Ejectment of tenant---Bona fide personal need of landlord Prerogative of landlord to select any prevaitness for his personal need---Petitioner/tenant was aggrieved of eviction orders passed by rent Tribunal which was maintained by Lower Appellate Court---In the rent application as well as in the evidence adduced on behalf of applicant, it had categorically been stated that he was an aged person and had three sons and eight daughters and his sons were jobless, hence the shop in question was required for his own personal bona fide use---However, the stand taken by the petitioner/tenant in that context was that the applicant had not served any notice upon him regarding personal bona fide use of the demised shop---Petitioner had further asserted that applicant had recently rented out three shops to other tenants and one shop was still lying vacant and in case he required any shop, the said vacant shop might be utilized for his personal need---It was the prerogative/choice of landlord to select any premises owned by him for residential purpose or for starting any business therein and the tenant, or the Court, had no locus standi to advice him to select any particular house/shop for his personal need---Petitions merited no consideration, consequently the same were dismissed.