Civil Revision No.5773 of 2010 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.5773 of 2010 Date of decision: December 3, 2010. Mann Singh ...Petitioner(s) v. Surinder Kaur & Ors. ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri Jaideep Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Shri Vijay Lath, Advocate, for the respondents. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): The petitioner-tenant filed an application for amendment of the written statement to incorporate subsequent events. In the proposed amendment, it was stated that one of the grounds pleaded for causing eviction of the petitioner-tenant is personal necessity. Counsel for the petitioner states that during the pendency of the petition, in November 2009, adjoining shop belonging to the respondent- landlord was vacated and therefore, the ground of personal necessity would not survive. Counsel for the petitioner states that Court ought to be very liberal in granting amendment of the written statement on the happening of the subsequent events. An application was made to bring this fact to the notice of the Court. Civil Revision No.5773 of 2010 -: 2 :- Shri Vijay Lath, Counsel appearing for the respondents, states that eviction was sought on three grounds, namely:- (a) non-payment of rent: (b) on the ground of material alterations which have impaired the value and utility of the shop; and (c) on the ground of personal necessity under Section 13-A the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. Counsel for the respondents further states that landlord has expired, therefore, to invoke Section 13-A of the Act will only be in the realm of academics. A perusal of the impugned order shows that eviction petition has been filed under Sections 13 and 13-A of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, therefore, the subsequent events assume significance and ought to be brought to the notice of the Court. The tenant, without any delay, has filed an application for amendment of the written statement. Considering the law, that the amendment of the written statement should be liberally granted, and the fact that the subsequent event is sought to be impleaded, the present petition is allowed by setting aside the impugned order dated 2.8.2010, Annexure P-7. Consequently, the application for amendment of the written statement stands allowed. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] December 3 , 2010. Judge kadyan