Hameed v. Cassim – sllr 1996 volume 2 page 030

In Hameed v. Cassim, the court addressed the issues arising from a landlord–tenant dispute involving the succession of tenancy rights following a gift of premises from Mrs. Hadi to the tenant. The case considered whether the District Judge could frame an additional issue, under section 149 of the Civil Procedure Code, after the parties had closed their cases, and clarified the application of section 22(7) of the Rent Act regarding the specified date a tenant came into occupation. It was held that additional issues may be raised post-evidence if necessary for justice, and that the correct interpretation of “came into occupation” should reflect the realities of tenancy succession. The erroneous barring of the plaintiff by the lower court was set aside, reaffirming the principle that procedur