2013 MLD 209 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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AKHTAR SALEEM VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE 1980 CLC 485, 1983 CLC 1502, 1986 MLD 692, 1986 SCMR 751, 1988 CLC 1856, 1988 MLD 1502, 1988 MLD 938, 1994 MLD 2162, 1994 SCMR 572, 1995 SCMR 204, 1996 MLD 1074, 1997 SCMR 567, 2000 CLC 1656, 2000 YLR 2716, 2002 CLC 587, 2006 SCMR 1061, 2006 SCMR 1064, 2007 CLC 1106, 2007 YLR 420, 2008 SCMR 1457, 2008 YLR 24, 2010 CLC 637, 2011 CLC 546, 2012 SCMR 91, PLD 1979 SC 887, PLD 1990 Lah. 461, PLD 2003 SC 477, PLD 2007 Quetta 104, PLD 2010 SC 19, Ejectment of Tenant--TERM , West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959--13 , S.13---Ejectment of tenant---Default in payment of monthly rent---Change of ownership---Tenant had been depositing rent in the name of previous owner, despite the fact that he came to know about new owner---Rent Controller and Lower Appellate Court concurrently passed eviction order against the tenant---Validity---Despite refusal of previous owner to accept monthly rent on account of change of ownership, tenant deposited monthly rent in the name of previous owner---Deposit of rent by tenant in the name of previous owner did not absolve him from the liability to pay rent to landlord as deposit of rent in the name of previous owner could not be considered as due payment---High Court declined to differ with concurrent conclusions arrived at by two courts below and maintained eviction order---Appeal was dismissed in circumstances.