2013 YLR 2154 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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ABDUL RASHEED VS SPECIAL JUDGE (RENT), RAWALPINDI Constitutional petition--TERM , Directory provision--Term , Punjab Rented Premises Act 2009--19 , S. 19(4)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition---eviction petition---Requirement of submission of affidavits by the landlord at the time of filing eviction petition---Directory provision---Landlord submitted two affidavits at the time of filing of eviction petition and filed new affidavits afterwards containing additional grounds---Landlord had contended that it was nowhere provided that affidavits could not be submitted subsequently---Validity---No penal provision having been provided for non-submission of the affidavits at the time of institution of eviction petition---Legislature did not intend to deprive the parties to produce evidence merely due to omission to submit the affidavits along with the petition---Constitutional petition was dismissed.