IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.1267 of 2010 Date of decision:25.02.2010. Tejwant Singh Bal ...Petitioner Versus Harsimarpal Singh …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D.ANAND. Present: Dr. D.P. S. Randhawa, Advocate, for the petitoner. ***** S.D.ANAND, J. The only grievance of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that though the plea under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 had been filed by the petitioner herein about 3 years ago, the learned Rent Controller has not till date disposed of even the plea filed by the petitioner under Section 18-A of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. He states that he will be content and the interests of justice will be served if a direction is issued for time bound disposal of the plea under Section 18-A of the Act. In the light thereof, the learned Rent Controller is directed to dispose of the application under Section 18-A of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 filed by the petitioner, within a period of 15 days from the next date of hearing. The matter is indicated to be listed before the learned Rent Controller on 16.03.2010. Disposed of in limine. However, the learned Rent Controller shall indicate the circumstances under which the matter remained pending before it for such a long period. On receipt of the response , the Registry shall list it before this Court for perusal. February 25, 2010 (S.D.ANAND) vinod* JUDGE