Civil Revision No. 5819 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 5819 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: 13.10.2011 *** M/s Ram Saroop & Co. .. Petitioner VS. Ram Saroop Arora .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR, Present:- Mr. Rajbir Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.S. Sachdev, Advocate for the caveator. *** ARVIND KUMAR, J. Both the Courts below, pursuant to a petition filed under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, by the respondent, have ordered the eviction of the petitioner-tenant from the ground floor of the building in dispute, on the ground of its being unsafe and unfit for human habitation. Heard. The eviction of the petitioner was sought by the respondent- landlord on the ground that the building in dispute, of which petitioner is tenant on the ground floor, is not fit for human habitation. It is apparent from the records that a notice was issued to the land-lord, by the Municipal Corporation, for vacation of the disputed property since it was found to be dangerous for human habitation. Both the Courts below, on the strength of testimony of PW1 Parmod Bhardwaj, Building Expert, through whom the respondent-landlord got the building in dispute inspected, corroborated with the statement of PW3 Ashwani Kumar, Assistant Engineer, Municipal Corporation, who both deposed about the dilapidated condition of the Civil Revision No. 5819 of 2011 2 building in dispute and not fit for human habitation, coupled with the statement of landlord himself, concurrently held that the premises in question are not fit for human habitation. Even otherwise, except his own self serving statement, petitioner-tenant failed to adduce any other evidence to rebut the stand taken by the land-lord. The findings arrived at by the Courts below are neither illegal nor perverse and it cannot be said that the same are based on no evidence. The instant petition, being without any merit, is accordingly dismissed. (ARVIND KUMAR) October 13,2011 JUDGE Jiten