IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.7209 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 07.12.2009 Surinder Tamna .....Petitioner versus Satpal .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.S.Athwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is a NRI-landlord. He has filed an eviction petition under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act'), against the respondent on 11.11.2004. The zimini orders reveal that the respondent was duly served and thereafter, had applied for leave to contest on 31.3.2006 but that application has not been decided so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length and considering the legislative intent behind Section 13-B read with Section 18-A of the Act but without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this revision petition is disposed of with a direction to the Rent C.R. No.7209 of 2009 (O&M) 2 Controller, Nawanshahr, to decide the leave to contest application as early as possible and preferably within a period of three months from today. Disposed of. Dasti. 07-12-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE