1996 PLD 308 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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MUHAMMAD IBRAHI VS ABDUS SALAM BHATTI West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959--13 , West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959 S. 13 --- Default in payment of rent --- Discretion of Court, exercise of --- Power to direct eviction of tenant under S. 13, West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction 'Ordinance, 1959 due to default is within discretion of Court, but non-payment of rent could only be condoned where tenant had brought on record circumstances showing that he had all along been ready and willing to discharge his obligation but was prevented from doing so far sufficient cause --- Where only excuse put forward for non-payment of rent at enhanced. rate was ignorance of law, such excuse could not be considered as sufficient justification --- Tenant was under obligation to pay rent at due rate to landlord and it was not for the latter to run after tenant --- Provisions of West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1959 protects only those tenants who duly discharge their obligation.