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Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 140 of 1982, decided on 13th March, 1982.

(Against the order of the Lahore High Court, dated 16‑11‑1981, passed in Writ Petition No. 748 of 1980).

‑‑‑Art. 185(3)‑‑West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959), S. 13 (3) (a)‑‑Ejectment‑‑Bona fide personal requirement of landlord proved‑‑Order impugned in writ petition which, though not competent in circumstances, was dismissed with cogent reasons after discussing in detail all points raised‑‑No good ground having been made out for interference, leave to appeal refused by Supreme Court.

Hakam Qureshi, Advocate Supreme Court with Rana Maqbool Ahmad Qadri, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioner.

Ch. Khurshid Ahmad, Advocate Supreme Court with M. Aslam Chaudhry, Advocate‑on‑Record for Respondents Nos. 1 to 3.

Nemo for Respondents Nos. 4 and 5.

Date of hearing: 13th March, 1982.

.‑‑ This petition by Muhammad Ibrahim is directed against the judgment of the High Court, dated 16‑11‑1981, whereby his writ petition in a rent matter was dismissed.

2. The respondents‑landlord had filed an application for ejectment against him, inter alia, on the ground of/ default and bona fide personal need. The Rent Controller as well 9s the learned appellate Court found that the bona fide requirement stood proved. The petitioner thereupon filed a writ petition, which too was dismissed, vide the impugned order.

3. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. In the first place we are of the view that, in the circumstances of this case, petitioner's writ petition was not even competent. Moreover we notice that the learned Judge in Chamber has discussed all the points raised before him in detail and has given cogent reasons for dismissing the writ petition. No good ground for interference has been made out. The petition is consequently dismissed.

M. I. Petition dismissed

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