Civil Revision No. 1937 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.1937 of 2010 Date of decision : 23.3.2010 Wing Commander Harbhajan Singh Bhatia ....Petitioner Versus Ashok Goel, Advocate ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. Amarjit Markan, Advocate for the petitioner. S. D. ANAND, J. Petitioner, an NRI, filed a petition under Section 13-B pf the East Punjab Urban Rent Restrictions Act (hereinafter referredto as “the Act'). The respondent-tenant had filed a plea under Section 18-A(v) of the Act to obtain the leave to defend. That matter is pending consideration at the hands of learned Rent Controller and has not been disposed of inspite of the grant of a number of adjournments. Relying upon the judgment dated 4.3.2010 rendered by this Court in Civil Revision No.1447 of 2010 (Hardayal Chand (NRI) and others Vs. Parshotam Dass Sharma and others), learned counsel for the petitioner states that he would be content and interests of justice would be served if a time-bound disposal of the application for leave to defend is ordered by this Court. It is otherwise stated at the bar that the matter is fixed for 31.3.2010. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly in limine with a direction that learned Rent Controller must hear arguments Civil Revision No. 1937 of 2010 -2- on the application for leave to defend on 31.3.2010 and pronounce the order in the relevant behalf thereafter in accordance with law within the period prescribed for pronouncement. The disposal of this petition in limine, with a view to expedite the disposal of the proceedings, proceeds on an assumption that there is no factual inaccuracy in the averment on behalf of the petitioner. If it transpires, at any subsequent point of time, that this order had been obtained on the basis of any incorrect averment, it (order of this Court) would be liable to be reviewed. The acknowledgment (of a copy of this order) issued by the concerned Judicial Officer shall be forwarded to the Registry of this Court. Learned Sessions Judge shall himself maintain a tab to ensure that the case is disposed of by aforementioned date. Disposed of accordingly. March 23, 2010 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE