1992 SCMR 1170 SUPREME-COURT

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GHULAM SAMDANI VS ABDUL HAMEED Cantonments Rent Restriction Act 1963--17 , Cantonments Rent Restriction Act 1963 ----S. 17---Default---Landlord and tenant, relationship of---Appellant was successor-in-interest of a lady, who besides the decree of exclusive ownership in her favour, was also the daughter and heir of the original owner/landlord and was by operation of law one of-the landlords of the suit property and the respondent was only a tenant under her---Relationship of landlord and tenant, therefore, was established between appellant and respondent, and no independent evidence was required of appellant to establish that the respondent was inducted by her as tenant because the respondent, on his own showing was in occupation of the suit house since the time of his father under the original owner---Respondent thus was liable to eviction on the application of appellant in. circumstances.