Civil Revision No.3233 of 2010 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.3233 of 2010 Date of decision: December 3, 2010. Nuchem Plastics Limited & Anr. ...Petitioner(s) v. marjit Singh ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri Arun Jain, Senior Advocate with Shri Chetan Salathia, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Shri Kamaljit Singh, Senior Advocate with Ms. Guneet Babbar, Advocate for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): The present petition has been filed against the impugned order dated 5.3.2010, Annexure P-4, passed by the Rent Controller, Jalandhar in ejectment application instituted under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 by a Non-Resident Indian. The Rent Controller, after considering the averments made in the application for leave to contest, has declined to grant leave to contest. Counsel for the petitioner states that there are many triable issues. It is stated that earlier brothers of the respondent-landlord, Gurjit Singh Kalra and Ranjit Singh Kalra, had filed ejectment petitions in which they had stated that the demised property was owned by their mother. Civil Revision No.3233 of 2010 -: 2 :- Counsel states that the relationship of landlord-tenant has been seriously disputed. Furthermore, it is stated that application under Section 13-B has been filed for additional accommodation. Without going into the merits of the case, this Court is prima facie of the view that a due opportunity ought to be given to the petitioner- tenant to prove his defence and disprove the ground of personal necessity raised by the respondent-landlord. To allay the apprehension that grant of leave to contest will cause unnecessary delay and the object of the Act will be defeated, the proceedings arising out of eviction petition can be made time bound. Hence, the present petition is allowed by setting aside the impugned order dated 5.3.2010, Annexure P-4, and remitting back the matter to the Rent Controller to try the eviction petition and conclude the same within a period of six months after affording three effective opportunities of leading evidence to both the parties. Counsel for the parties undertake to appear before the Rent Controller on 22.12.2010. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] December 3, 2010. Judge kadyan