IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 3637 of 2002 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.11.2008 Baldev Raj ....Petitioner Versus Rajinder Singh ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K. SHARMA Present: Mr. Deepak Thapar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Arun Jain, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Amit Jain, Advocate, for the respondent. ***** VINOD K. SHARMA, J (ORAL) C.M. No. 22821-CII of 2006 In view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Satyawati Sharma Vs. Union of India and another 2008(5) SCC 287, this CM is disposed of. C.R. No. 3637 of 2002 This revision petition is directed against the order passed by the Authorities under the Rent Act, ordering eviction of the petitioner from the shop in dispute. The respondent-landlord sought eviction of the petitioner on the ground of personal necessity. Learned authorities have recorded a concurrent finding of fact that premises in dispute are bona fide required by the respondent-landlord for his own use and occupation. The contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that this being commercial premises could not be ordered to be vacated on Civil Revision No. 3637 of 2002 (O&M) -2- the ground of personal necessity. However, this plea of the learned counsel for the petitioner cannot be accepted in view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Satyawati Sharma Vs. Union of India and another 2008(5) SCC 287. Dismissed. However, keeping in view that the petitioner is running business in the premises for the last about 25 years, he is granted six months' time from today to vacate the premises subject to his filing undertaking in this Court within 15 days from today, undertaking therein to hand over the vacant possession of the premises to the landlord on or before 31st May, 2009. This shall further be subject to payment of all the arrears of rent and continuing to pay the rent in advance by 7th of each month during this period. (Vinod K. Sharma) Judge 17.11.08 R.S.