IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.5982 of 2008 Date of decision: 22nd December, 2008 Davinder Singh Walia and another … Petitioners Versus Smt. Bhajanjit Kaur … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. K.S. Rekhi, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate for the respondent. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Counsel for the respondent states that he will not oppose setting aside the ex-parte proceedings, provided in view of the case of hardship of the widow landlady, Rent Controller is directed to decide the eviction proceedings within a specified time. Counsel for the respondent further states that petitioners should be put to the cost, as orders passed by the two courts below show that petitioners has been negligent. Without observing anything on the merits, since counsel for the respondent is in agreement that ex-parte proceedings be set aside, it is ordered that ex-parte order dated 4th March, 2008, wherein petitioners were ordered to be proceeded ex-parte, and subsequent orders (Annexure P-2 and P-3) are set aside, subject to petitioners’ depositing cost of Rs.5000/-. The parties are directed to appear before the Court of Rent Controller on 19th January, 2009. In case, cost is not deposited, relief shall not accrue to the petitioners. Rent Controller is directed to conclude the Civil Revision No.5982 of 2008 proceedings preferably within nine months after the receipt of certified copy of this order. With these observations, present revision petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE December 22, 2008 rps 2