Civil Revision No. 7532 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Revision No. 7532 of 2010 Date of Decision: 17.12.2010 Malkiat Kaur and Another …Petitioners Versus Parmod Kumar Sekhri …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Gur Rattan Pal Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) In response to the order dated 19.11.2010, passed by this Court, the Rent Controller, Chandigarh, has sent a communication dated 4.12.2010, wherein it is stated that the application, filed for leave to defend, shall be decided on or before 10.12.2010, tentatively as the arguments are yet to be addressed by learned counsel for the parties to the application. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that inspite of the report submitted by the Rent Controller, application for leave to defend has not been decided and now the case is posted for 20.12.2010. He further submits that the eviction petition, in this case, was filed on 3.5.2010. A period of about seven months is going to elapse and the application for leave to defend has not been decided. Learned counsel further submits that it defeats the very purpose for which Section 13-B of Civil Revision No. 7532 of 2010 2 the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act No.9 of 2001 is enacted. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners, the present revision petition is disposed of by directing the Rent Controller, Chandigarh, to decide the application for leave to defend, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 17, 2010 “DK”