2011 PLD 311 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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EHSAN ABBAS VS KHUSH ABBAS Constitutional petition--TERM , Eviction of tenant--TERM , Punjab Rented Premises Act 2009--15 , Punjab Rented Premises Act 2009--19 , Ss. 15 & 19(4)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition---eviction of tenant---Rent Tribunal rejected tenant's objection to submission of affidavits of witnesses by the landlord at a later stage---Tenant contended that use of word 'shall' in S.I9(4) of the Punjab Rented Premises Act, 2009 made submission of the affidavits at the first hearing mandatory-Validity-Despite the use of word 'shall', S.19(4) of the Punjab Rented Premises Act, 2009 had to be construed as directory in nature and not mandatory---Rent Tribunal rightly rejected the objection raised by tenant---Constitutional petition was dismissed in circumstances.