IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.6760 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 19.11.2009 Ram Murti .....Petitioner versus Sanjeev Kumar .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sarju Puri, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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) In this petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner, who is a Non-Resident Indian/Landlord, seeks a direction to the Rent Controller, Nawanshahr, for early decision of the application for leave to contest moved by the respondent-tenant in an eviction petition filed by him under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. It is stated by counsel for the petitioner that the afore-stated application is pending consideration since the year 2007. Suffice to observe that the long pendency of such an application is in derogation of the legislative intent behind Section 13-B read with Section 18-A of the C.R. No.6760 of 2009 (O&M) 2 Act. The object of summary disposal of an eviction petition moved by a “specified landlord” would be completely frustrated if such like applications are not decided at the earliest. The revision petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the Rent Controller, Nawanshahr to expedite the hearing of the aforesaid application (Annexure P-2) and dispose of the same at the earliest but not later than three months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. Dasti. 19-11-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE