1989 CLC 294 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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BABOO VS S.M. RAFI Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance 1979--10 , Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance 1979 ---Ss. 10 & 15(2)(ii)--Modes of payment of rent--Due date for payment--Determination of--Where no date for payment of rent is fixed by mutual agreement between landlord and tenant--Tenant can pay rent at best by 10th of following month for which rent is due, but in such a case landlord will not be entitled to make application for eviction on ground of default until 60 days from 10th of subsequent month have expired--Where due date for payment of rent was 1st of next following month for which rent was payable, time of 60 days, held, would commence from that date and not from 10th of following month--Last date of payment (10th of subsequent month) fixed by statute could not be read as 'due date' for payment for purposes of S. 15(2)(ii) of the Ordinance.