IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.6300 of 2007 (O&M) Date of Decision : 10.11.2009. Smt.Priti Sharma .....Petitioner versus Smt.Asha Rani .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.V.K.Jain, Senior Advocate, with Mr.Prashant Vashisht, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Adish Gupta, Advocate, for the respondent. -.- 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) This revision petition is directed by the tenant against the order dated 31.10.2007 passed by the Rent Controller, Hansi, whereby the provisional rent of the demised premises has been assessed at Rs.2000/- per month and the petitioner-tenant has been directed to tender the arrears thereof for a period of 24 months. While the respondent-landlady claims rent @ Rs.3,000/- per month, the petitioner-tenant asserts that the rate of rent is Rs.1275/- per month. Learned counsel for the respondent-landlady, however, points out that the petitioner-tenant has not tendered the arrears of rent even at the admitted rate also. C.R. No.6300 of 2007 (O&M) 2 I have heard counsel for the parties at some length and perused the impugned order. The size of the shop, its location and the estimated rented value have been pointed out by both the parties. Taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances, I am of the considered view that it would be in the interest of justice, equity and fair play if the impugned order is modified to the extent that instead of Rs.2000/- per month, the petitioner- tenant is directed to tender the arrears of rent @ Rs.1500/- per month. This, however, shall not preclude the respondent-landlady from claiming rent @ Rs.3000/- per month or the petitioner-tenant to assert the same @ Rs.1275/- per month only. In other words, the actual rate of rent shall be determined by the Rent Controller at an appropriate stage. The revision petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the petitioner-tenant to tender the arrears of rent @ Rs.1500/- per month for the period fixed by the Rent Controller, Hansi vide the impugned order dated 31.10.2007. The arrears of rent shall be tendered by the petitioner-tenant within a period of two months from today. The parties are directed to appear before the Rent Controller, Hansi, on 9.12.2009. Dasti. 10-11-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE