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Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 162 of 1982, decided on 24th April, 1982.

(Against the order of the Lahore High Court, dated 10‑2‑1982, passed in Writ Petition No. 12158 of 1980).

‑‑‑Art. 185(3)‑‑West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959), S. 13(3)(a), Ejectment‑‑Bona fide personal need of landlady established‑‑Order impugned in Constitutional petition which, though not competent in circumstances, was dismissed on merits‑‑No ground having been made out for interference, leave to appeal refused by Supreme Court.

Sh. Hafiz, Advocate Supreme Court with S. Abid Nawaz, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioner.

M.A. Qureshi, Advocate‑on‑Record for Respondents.

Date of hearing: 24th April, 1982.

.‑‑ This petition by Sh. Safdar Rashid is directed against the order of the High Court, dated 10‑2‑1982, dismissing the petitioner's writ petition in a rent matter.

2. The facts giving rise to this petition briefly, are that Mst. Kalsoom Begum, respondent‑landlady filed an application for petitioner's ejectment on the ground of default in payment of rent and bona fide requirement of the house for personal use as a shop. The Rent Controller accepted the ejectment application on 24‑7‑1980 only on the ground of personal need The petitioner filed an appeal before the District Judge which was dismissed by the Additional District Judge, Gujranwala vide order, dated 30‑11‑1980. Not being satisfied the petitioner filed a writ petition in the High Court, which too was dismissed, vide the impugned order.

The petitioner, has, now, come up to this Court for Leave to Appeal

3. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and find) that in the circumstances of this case the writ petition filed by him was not even competent. The High Court has, however, given well -reasoned judgment dismissing the same on merits. No ground has been made out for interference with the impugned order. The petition is, therefore, dismissed.

M. I. Petition dismissed,

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