1993 CLC 1807 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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NASIR ALI VS MUHAMMAD HALEEM Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance 1979--15 , Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance 1979 S. 15(2)(vii)---Personal bona fide need of landlord---In order to deprive tenant of his valuable right of tenancy under Cl. (vii) of S.15(2) of Ordinance, his eviction could only be ordered in cases when landlord had strictly proved by clear and unambiguous evidence that premises were indeed required to satisfy his need---Burden of proof in such cases lay heavily on landlord---Landlord had claimed that he needed premises for his sons and daughters who were receiving education and needed independent accommodation for their proper study---Landlord could not state actual number of his children, their ages and level of study---Landlord in circumstances, had not been able to prove that he needed premises in question in good faith for his use in terms of S.15(2)(vii) of Ordinance, 1979.