CR No.4633 of 2009 - 1 - HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CR No.4633 of 2009 (O&M) Date Of Decision: 05.10.2009 **** Amarjit Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. Harish Chander . . . . Respondent **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Namit Gautam, Advocate for the respondent **** SURYA KANT J.(ORAL) This revision petition is directed by the tenant against the order dated 04.05.2009 passed by the Rent Controller, Ludhiana dismissing his application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC, for amendment of the written statement. Counsel for the respondent-landlord points out that the application for amendment was moved at a stage when the case was ripe for final arguments. Unfortunately, the Rent Controller, Ludhiana while dismissing the petitioner’s application for amendment of the written statement has assigned no reasons whatsoever. Neither the nature of the proceedings, the grounds of eviction or the plea which the petitioner wanted to incorporate by way of amendment, finds mention in the impugned order which can safely be termed as a cryptic and non- speaking order. For the reasons afore-stated, the revision petition is allowed; the impugned order dated 04.06.2009 passed by the Rent Controller, CR No.4633 of 2009 - 2 - Ludhiana, is set aside and the Rent Controller, Ludhiana, is directed to decide the application for amendment of the written statement moved by the petitioner-tenant by passing a speaking order within two weeks from the date of receipt of the certificate copy of this order. If the Rent Controller finds no ground to allow the amendment, the eviction petition shall be decided on merits within two weeks thereafter. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 05.10.2009 shonkar