IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.5962 of 2010 Date of decision: September 16, 2010. Hardeep Singh Sidhu ...Petitioner(s) v. Ripudaman Singh Sodhi ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri H.S. Ghuman, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): Rent Controller, relying upon stand taken by the tenant, had assessed the rent at Rs.2100/- per month, provisionally. Grievance of the petitioner is that it was mutually agreed between the parties that rent has to increase at the rate of 5% per annum. Counsel states that tenant had been paying rent after including the increase of 5% per annum. Rent Controller's order assessing provisional rate of rent is an interim in nature. It has been specifically stated by the Rent Controller, as under:- “... However, above observations made while assessing of provisional rent has no effect on the merits of present case.” Therefore, after the parties adduce their evidence, Rent Controller shall finally determine the rent, and if it is found that the rent is liable to be increased @ 5% per annum, tenant will have to make the deficiency good. With these observations, the petition is disposed of. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] September 16, 2010. Judge kadyan