2022 CLC 247 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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PAN ISLAMIC INDUSTRIES (PVT.) LTD VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE Ss.15 & 19---eviction of tenant---Expiry of lease---Ejectment petition filed by Trust/landlord through its Secretary---Company---Petitioner/tenant contended that ejectment petition was not maintainable for not having been filed by the Author of the Trust, Managing Trust or the Trustees---Held, that ejectment petition was filed by a Trust through its secretary; annexing with it, a copy of Deed of Trust as well as copy of the Resolution passed by the Board of Trustees---Said resolution was signed by both the company Author and Managing Trustee---Company Author was also the one who had executed the lease agreement on the behalf of the Trust by which the petitioner was inducted into premises as tenant---No dispute existed about the relationship of landlord and tenant between the parties--- Courts below had rightly observed that objection as to maintainability of ejectment petition on the plea of incompetency was untenable and was devoid of any substance and that the ejectment petition could be allowed on the ground of expiry of lease ---No illegality or infirmity was found in the impugned orders and judgments passed by both the Courts below ,allowing the ejectment petition filed by the respondent/landlord---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.