CR No.3367 of 2009 (O&M) - 1 - HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CR No.3367 of 2009 (O&M) Date Of Decision: 14.09.2009 **** Central Bank of India . . . . Petitioner VS. Kabal Singh . . . . Respondent **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. A.P. Jagga, Advocate for the petitioner **** SURYA KANT J.(ORAL) This revision petition is directed against the order dated 02.05.2009 passed by the Rent Controller, Samrala whereby the petitioner- Bank has been ordered to be evicted in an eviction petition filed by the respondent-specified-landlord under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. On 19th August, 2009, the following orders were passed by this Court:- “ After arguing the case on merit at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner states that if some reasonable time is granted to the petitioner-bank to find out an alternative premises, the petitioner-bank is not inclined to press this revision petition on merits. Notice of motion for 14.9.2009 Dasti only. Meanwhile, subject to payment of arrears of rent, if any, and future rent by 10th of every calendar month, dispossession of the petitioner shall remain stayed.” CR No.3367 of 2009 (O&M) - 2 - Counsel for the respondent-specified-landlord has come up with a fair stand that seven month’s period may be granted to the respondent-Bank to vacate the premises in dispute and to hand over peaceful possession of the premises to the respondent-landlord. Counsel for the petitioner-tenant has also prayed for the grant of seven months’ period only to vacate the demised premises. In this view of the matter, the revision petition is disposed in the following terms:- i. the petitioner-bank shall keep on depositing the monthly rent in the account maintained by the respondent- landlord on or before 10th day of every calendar month till the premises is vacated; ii. the arrears of rent, if any, already tendered by the petitioner-Bank before the Rent Controller, shall be withdrawn and deposited in the account of the respondent-landlord by 30.09.2009; iii. the petitioner-Bank shall be entitled to retain possession of the demised premises till 30th April, 2010. In other words, the petitioner-Bank shall hand over the peaceful vacant possession of the demised premises to the respondent-landlord by 30th April, 2010. An undertaking to this effect shall also be filed by the Branch Manager of the Bank before the Rent Controller, Samrala within 2 weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 14.09.2009 shonkar