C.R. No. 7188 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No. 7188 of 2010 Date of Decision: 09.11.2010 Chaman Lal .... Petitioner Versus Bal Krishan Bindal ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present : Mr. A.K. Goel, Advocate for the petitioner 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? Yes 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Yes ALOK SINGH, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition is filed by the tenant challenging order dated 12.10.2010 passed by learned Rent Controller, Sangrur rejecting the application of the tenant to summon the wife of the landlord as an witness. 2. The brief facts of the present case are that respondent- landlord has filed eviction petition against the tenant (petitioner herein) on the ground of bonafide requirement to establish business in the demised premises. Tenant has moved application before the learned Rent Controller contending therein that wife of the landlord has commercial as well as residential properties in her name in which entire investment was made by the landlord, hence, wife of the landlord is required to be examined before the Court. C.R. No. 7188 of 2010 2 3. Undisputedly property in question in the present eviction petition is owned by landlord-respondent. In the opinion of this Court, landlord has every right to seek eviction of the tenant from the property owned by the landlord on the ground he requires property owned by him for his personal use and occupation to carry on business therein. Properties owned by family members of the landlord ordinarily have no relevance to decide the question of bonafide need of the landlord for the property owned by the landlord. Learned trial Court has rightly rejected the application moved by the tenant. 4. Dismissed. (ALOK SINGH) 09.11.2010 JUDGE reena