1985 CLC 3021 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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ABDUL MAJID VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959--13 , West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959 ---S. 13 (3) (a)(ii)--Evidence, closing of--Tenant/petitioner summoning witness through Court by depositing process fee and diet money-Summons not issued to such witness and was not available for evidence on relevant date--Rent Controller closed evidence of tenant and ordered eviction--Held, Rent Controller erred in shutting out evidence of tenant who was thereby denied an opportunity to rebut case of landlord--Eviction order not sustained--Case remanded to be decided afresh.