IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.6928 of 2009 Date of Decision : 26.11.2009 Tarsem Lal .....Petitioner versus Jagjit Singh .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.S.K.Singla, 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) The petitioner-tenant is aggrieved at the order dated 27.8.2008 passed by the Rent Controller, Moga, whereby provisional rent of the demised premises comprising a shop situated at Aklasar Road, Moga, was assessed. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has already tendered the arrears of rent in terms of the impugned order. However, the respondent-landlord has filed another application for the recovery of future arrears of rent at the enhanced rate and that the petitioner-tenant apprehends that the payment of future rent at the enhanced rate may not be taken as an admission on his part on the rate of C.R. No.6928 of 2009 (O&M) 2 rent. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length, I am of the considered view that the apprehension expressed on behalf of the tenant-petitioner is misplaced. Suffice it to observe that the petitioner is entitled to question the rate of rent as well as the terms and conditions regarding enhancement of the rent. The petitioner will be at liberty to lead evidence and prove that the rate of rent, as claimed by the respondent-landlord, is incorrect. The payment of rent by the petitioner- tenant at the rate provisionally assessed by the Rent Controller, Moga, or of the future rent will obviously be without prejudice to his afore-stated legal rights. Disposed of. Dasti. 26-11-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE