IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.7207 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 07.12.2009 S.Ranjit Singh .....Petitioner versus Prem Lal and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Vishal Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner-landlord is aggrieved at the order dated 4.9.2009 passed by the Rent Controller, Ludhiana, whereby the order dated 4.3.2009 for proceeding ex-parte against respondent No.2 has been set- aside and he has been permitted to participate in the eviction proceedings. Alternatively, it is urged on behalf of the petitioner that the Rent Controller may be directed to decide the eviction petition in a time bound manner as the eviction petition was filed way back on 16.8.2000 and the respondents are deliberately delaying the proceedings by one or the other means. C.R. No.7207-09 (O&M) 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the considered view that no interference with the impugned order dated 4.9.2009 is called for by this Court in exercise of its revisional jurisdiction as the Rent Controller has permitted respondent No.2 to join the proceedings in the interest of justice. However, there appears to be some substance in the contention that the eviction proceedings cannot be kept pending for an endless period. This revision petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the Rent Controller, Ludhiana, to make an endeavour to decide the petitioner's eviction petition, as early as possible and preferably within a period of 6 months, by ensuring that only time bound opportunities are granted to the parties to lead their respective evidence. Disposed of. Dasti. 07-12-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE