Civil Revision No.480 of 2008 (O&M) - 1 - HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Civil Revision No.480 of 2008 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: 19.08.2009 **** Arvinderpal Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. Mukand Aggarwal and others . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** Present: Mr. V.K. Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K.S. Rikhi, Advocate for the respondents **** SURYA KANT J.(ORAL) This Revision Petition is directed against the order dated 21st December, 2007 passed by the Rent Controller, Amritsar, whereby the application of the petitioner, who claims himself to be the landlord, to direct the respondent-tenants to deposit the arrears of rent, has been dismissed after observing that the respondents have denied the relationship of landlord and tenant between the parties. Notice of motion was issued and in pursuance thereto, counsel for the parties have been heard. Learned counsel for the respondent could not dispute the fact that the respondents are tenants in the premises, though might be under a different landlord. The respondents, thus, cannot absolve themselves from their liability to deposit the arrears of rent. However, having regard to the plea taken by them Civil Revision No.480 of 2008 (O&M) - 2 - and noticed above, such arrears of rent cannot be released in favour of the petitioner till the issue regarding relationship of landlord and tenant is decided. For the reasons, afore-stated, the Revision Petition is allowed in part; the impugned order dated 21st December, 2007 is set aside and it is directed that the respondents shall deposit the entire arrears of rent within a period of one month which shall be kept by the Rent Controller in the form of FDR in some Nationalised Bank and the same shall not be encashed by the petitioner unless the issue of relationship of landlord and tenant is decided in his favour. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 19.08.2009 shonkar