CR No.4594 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 29.8.2008 Manoj Kumar ......Petitioner Versus Kaka ......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Ms.Monika Jalota, Advocate for the petitioner. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This revision petition is directed against the order dated July 25,2008 (Annexure P6) passed by the Rent Controller, Patiala, whereby, application moved by the respondent-tenant for amendment of written statement, was allowed. Petitioner-landlord filed ejectment application under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (for short “the Act”) against the respondent-tenant. Respondent-tenant filed written statement. Issues were yet to be framed when the application for amendment of written statement was filed. The amendment sought was that the petitioner-landlord was not the owner/landlord of the demised shop, rather, owner of the shop was Punjab Waqf Board. It was also pleaded by the respondent-tenant that the amendment sought was necessary for the purpose of determining the real question in controversy between the parties, that is, as to whether petitioner was the landlord/owner of the demised shop or not. Since there was dispute between the petitioner and respondent with regard to relationship of landlord and tenant, so, the amendment was, of course, necessary to determine the issue. Hon'ble Supreme Court held in Rajesh Kumar Aggarwal & Ors.Versus K.K.Modi & Ors. 2006 (2) RCR (Civil) 577 that the object of the Rule is that the Court should try the merits of the case that comes before it and should liberally allow all bonafide amendments necessary for determining the real question in controversy between the parties. CR No.4594 of 2008 2 In view of this, the impugned order passed by the Rent Controller does not suffer from any illegality or even irregularity. Hence, petition is dismissed. 29.8.2008 (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE