IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.5521 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 25.09.2009 Sudhir Kumar .....Petitioner versus Kuldip Singh Malhotra .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Balbir Singh, 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) This revision petition is directed by the tenant against the order dated 10.9.2009 passed by the Rent Controller, Ludhiana, whereby provisional rent has been assessed and he has been directed to tender the arrears thereof. It is argued that the provisional rent @ Rs.2304/-per month as assessed by the Rent Controller, is on the higher side and the petitioner is not liable to pay the same. Having heard counsel for the petitioner-tenant, I do not find any merit in this revision petition. It is evident from the impugned order itself that the petitioner had earlier tendered the rent @ Rs.1920/- per C.R. No.5521 of 2009 (O&M) 2 month upto 28.2.2000. The Rent Controller has, thereafter, taken notice of the enhanced rate of rent @ 10% after every three years and has assessed the rent @ Rs.2304/- per month w.e.f. 1.3.2000. Be that as it may, the petitioner-tenant can tender the arrears of rent at the aforestated rate under protest and without prejudice to his legal rights. It is made clear that if it is found that the petitioner has tendered rent in excess, that will be refunded or adjusted against the future rent. With these observations, the revision petition is dismissed, however, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Rent Controller for extension of time to tender the arrears of rent, if so permissible in law. Dasti. 25-09-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE