IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.6789 of 2010 Date of decision: October 14, 2010. Indian Finance Association of Seventh Day, Amritsar ...Petitioner(s) v. Sanjay Thakur ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri Deepak Nayar, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): Counsel for the petitioner submits that he has no instructions as to whether any evidence of the respondent-tenant was recorded on 1.10.2010 or not. The present revision petition has been filed against the impugned order dated 9.9.2010, whereby the Rent Controller, Amritsar has closed the evidence of the petitioner-landlord, primarily, on the ground that the issues were framed on 2.2.2008 and the petitioner-landlord has availed 10 effective opportunities to conclude his evidence. Counsel for the petitioner submits that in case one opportunity is granted, he will conclude the entire evidence on the next date fixed before the Rent Controller at his own risk and responsibility. After hearing Counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the view that equity, justice and fair play demand that one opportunity ought to be granted to the petitioner-landlord to conclude his entire evidence. Civil Revision No.6789 of 2010 -2- Hence, the present petition is accepted. The impugned order dated 9.9.2010 is set aside. The Rent Controller is directed to grant one opportunity to the petitioner to conclude his entire evidence at his own risk and responsibility. Since the petitioner has not been diligent enough to conclude his evidence and has availed as many as 10 effective opportunities as a result whereof the respondent-tenant has suffered due to the delay, the respondent-tenant ought to be compensated in monetary terms. Therefore, the petitioner is saddled with costs of Rs.5,000/-. On deposit of the costs, the evidence of the petitioner shall be recorded. With the observations aforesaid, the revision petition is disposed of. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] October 14, 2010. Judge kadyan