Concise statement in terms of Section 19(3) of the Punjab Rented Premises Act, 2009 ("the Act") regarding the period for which he claims arrears of rent?

 2024 CLC 1712

i. What is the effect of failure on part of an ejectment petitioner to give concise statement in terms of Section 19(3) of the Punjab Rented Premises Act, 2009 ("the Act") regarding the period for which he claims arrears of rent?

ii. Whether strained and hostile relationship between the landlord and the tenant developed, on account of eviction proceedings initiated by the landlord, is a valid ground for eviction of the tenant, under the Act?

In relation to the eviction proceedings initiated under the Act, the term concise statement referred in Section 19(3) of the Act, mandates the ejectment petitioner to give the details of the allegation against the respondent and if the allegation of default in payment of monthly rent is made, sufficient details pertaining to the date from which the default occurred as also the claim as on the date of filing of the ejectment petition becomes sine qua non of such eviction petition to succeed. In the present case, it is pertinent to note that the respondent in his eviction petition has not given any detail of the period of default of rent, hence, the same was fatal. Further directing eviction of the petitioner on the ground that the relationship between the parties has become strained and environment of distrust between the parties has emerged as said reason does not constitute a ground of eviction contemplated under Section 15 of the Act. If such like grounds for eviction are allowed to be transplanted, this would amount to the Courts traversing beyond their domain of statutory adherence. In present case, the Appellate Court below has travelled beyond the legislative wisdom while passing the impugned judgment.

WP 38539/23

Maqsood Ahmad Vs ADJ Faisalabad etc.