2016 MLD 103 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Sh. AMIR FAROOQ VS Sh. USMAN 1999 CLC 795, Eviction petition--Term , Punjab Rented Premises Act 2009--15 , Punjab Rented Premises Act 2009--7 , Ss. 7 & 15---eviction petition---Grounds for eviction---Expiry of lease, default in payment of rent and causing damage to the demised property---Leave to contest, refusal of---Tenant failed to produce any receipt showing payment of rent for period in question---Tenancy agreement did not contain any target date for deposit of monthly rent---Under S.7 of the Punjab Rented Premises Act, 2009 where date of payment of rent was not mentioned in the tenancy agreement, tenant was required to pay or tender the rent not later than tenth (day) of the following month---Tenant did not comply with appellate court's order to deposit rent on the date fixed by the court---Even delay of one day was sufficient to hold the tenant as defaulter---Tenancy agreement had expired---Under S.7 of the Punjab Rented Premises Act, 2009 expiry of lease was one of the grounds of eviction---Filing of ejectment/eviction petition by landlord was sufficient to show that he was not willing to extend the period of tenancy agreement---Judgments of courts below did not call for interference---Constitutional petition was dismissed.