^. -7& SiNGLS BENGH : HON'BLE SHRi JAGDISH BHALLA, Ag. CJ Smt. Laxmi J Sha, widow of Late Jawaharial Shah, Aged About 47 years, resident of Sadar Bazar, Raipur & Bilapur, through her power of Attomey Shri Gyanesh Shah S/o Jethaial Shaha R/o Sadar Bazar, Raipur 2. Present: The Rent Controlling Authority, Bilaspur Shri Julfikar Atia @ Jullu, Son of Syed Basharat Ali, Proprietor Jafar Electrical Store, Mawadi Line, Sadar Bazar, BiSaspur. Petitign_ynder_Article 227 of the Constitytio&OTjnciia Shri B.P. Sharma, counset for the petitioner. (Passed on 20" Septemfeei-, 2007) Learned counsel for the pet'tioner restricts his prayer that a direction be issued to the Rent Controlting Authority, BHaspur to decide the matter expeditiousiy in the light of the provisions of Seotion 23-D of Chhattisgarh Accommodation Controi Act, 1961 , vvhich is reproduced as under: contest-(1)yvhere teave is granted to the tenant to contest the appSication, t'ne Rent Controliing Authority shalt commence the hearing of the application as early as practioabie and decide the same, as far ss may be, wittiin six months of the order of granting of ieave to the tenant to contest application. (2) The Rent Controiling Authorlty shail, while holdins an enquiry in a proceeding to which this Chapter appiies, foiiow as far as practicable, the practice and procedure of a Court of Smal! Causes including the recording of evidence under the Provincial Smail Cause Courts Act, 1887 (!X of 1887). The Rent Controiliny Authority shaii as far as possibte, proceed w\V!~i the hearing of the application from day to day. <• 2- 7? '[(3) in respect of an application by a iandlord it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, the requirement by the !andlord with reference to clause (a) or clause (b), as the case may be of section 23-A is bona fide.]" From the perusa! of above provision it is incumbent upon the Rent Controiling Authority concerned to decide the matter as provided under the !aw. However, as three years have passed and the matter is stiil pending, the authority concerned is d'.rected to ensure that the matter is decided ' expeditiously in letter and spirit of the Chhattisgarh Accommodation Contro! Act, 1961. With the aforesaid obser/ations; the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- Acting ChiefJustice I«