Islamabad (HRNW)- The Supreme Court of Pakistan has delivered a significant judgment in a dispute between a property owner and a tenant, setting aside the High Court’s decision and reaffirming the legal rights of property owners over the use of their property.
In its judgment, the Supreme Court observed that a property owner has full authority to use his property and is not bound by the wishes or preferences of a tenant regarding its use.
The court stated that it is a well-established legal principle that the owner is the sole judge of his own needs, and in the present case, the owner’s affidavit expressing his intention to use the property himself was sufficient to establish his genuine requirement.
The Supreme Court directed the tenant to vacate the residential flat within six months.
During the proceedings, the tenant argued that several other flats in the same building were vacant, contending that the owner could use one of those properties instead.
The court, however, rejected this argument and overturned the earlier High Court ruling, which had decided the case in the tenant’s favor on the grounds that other flats owned by the landlord were available.
The verdict relates to a residential building in the Saddar area of Karachi. The eight-page judgment was authored by Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi.
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