IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.5357 of 2007 Date of decision: 27th November, 2008 Kumari Punam Bansal and another … Petitioners Versus Naresh Kumar … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Narinder Hooda, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. N.K. Malhotra, Advocate for the respondent. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India assailing the assessment of the provisional rent. Order of assessment of provisional rent is interim in nature. Parties shall get fair opportunity to adduce evidence regarding determination of rent. Furthermore, it has been held in Rakesh Wadhawan v. M/s Jagdamba Industrial Corporation, 2002 (1) RCR (Rent) 514 (SC), that any excess payment made can be adjusted later or any deficiency in the rent can be made good later. Therefore, the discretion exercised by the Rent Controller cannot be interfered by this Court, while exercising revisional jurisdiction. At this stage, Mr.Hooda states that the petition preferred by the landlord is pending since year 2006. He further states that he has already concluded his evidence. Counsel for the tenant states that he will not take more than three opportunities to conclude his evidence. Civil Revision No. 5357 of 2007 In view of this, trial Court is directed to conclude the rent application within six months from the receipt of certified copy of this order. With these observations, present revision petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE November 27, 2008 rps 2