2011 YLR 2460 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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ROHTAS (PVT.) LTD. VS Mrs. ASIYA FAYYAZ 1993 CLC 334, 2008 SCMR 1259, Additional evidence--TERM , Cantonments Rent Restriction Act 1963--17 , Ejectment of Tenant--TERM , S. 17--- Ejectment of tenant--- Bona fide personal need--- Default in payment of monthly rent--- Additional evidence---Ejectment application filed by landlady was allowed by Rent Controller and eviction order was passed against tenant---Plea raised by tenant was that Rent Controller did not allow him to tender additional evidence--- Validity---Neither Civil Procedure Code, 1908, nor Qanun-e-Shahadat was applicable in the matters proceeded by Rent Controller, who had merely to hold an inquiry into matter but mode of inquiry was left to him--- Parties had no right to produce such evidence before Rent Controller as they desire---Rent Controller could rightly ignore frivolous application meant for causing delay in disposal of such proceedings---Proceedings before Rent Controller were such as were conducted by an Executive Officer, so Rent Controller before passing final order was not required to dispose of tenant's application for producing additional evidence---High Court declined to interfere in eviction order passed by Rent Controller against tenant---Appeal was dismissed in circumstances.