Civil Revision No.8241 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.8241 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision:16.11.2011 Jang Bahadur ....Petitioner Versus Keemti Lal and others ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG 1. Whether reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? Present: Mr. B.R.Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V.K.Sandhir, Advocate for the respondents. * * * RAKESH KUMAR GARG, J (ORAL) This is landlord's revision petition challenging the order dated 22.09.2010 whereby mesne profit for the demised premises were determined @ Rs.3,000/- per month w.e.f the date of the order of eviction of the Rent Controller. The said order was challenged by the respondent-tenant while filing Civil Revision No.6830 of 2010 wherein on 15.10.2010, the following order was passed:- “Learned counsel for the petitioners states that prevailing market rent in the area where demise property is situated cannot be more than Rs.500/- per month. He further states that agreed rate of rent between the parties was only Rs.25/- per month. Learned counsel for the petitioners further states that while granting stay against the eviction order, Appellate Authority has assessed mesne profit @ Rs.3000/- per month which is on Civil Revision No.8241 of 2010 (O&M) 2 the higher side. Notice of motion 25.11.2010. Respondent shall be served through the Counsel appearing on behalf of him before the Appellate Authority in addition to the normal mode of service through dasti as well as by registered post on steps being taken by learned counsel for the petitioners. Till further order of this Court it is provided that petitioner shall pay Rs.1000/- per month from the date of ejectment as mesne profits during the pendency of appeal and shall pay entire arrears within ten days from today. Petitioner shall pay monthly mesne profit on or before tenth day of every month during the pendency of appeal. Payment so made by the petitioner shall be subject to final decision of the appeal. In case any default is made stay of dispossession shall stand vacated.” The aforesaid civil revision was disposed of by this Court on 25.11.2010, by passing the following order:- “ With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, present petition stand disposed of in terms of order dated 15.10.2010. However, Appellate Court is directed to decide the appeal at the earliest without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.” Counsel for the petitioner-landlord has submitted before this Court that in spite of the fact that a direction was given to the Appellate Authority to decide the appeal pending before him at his earliest, as back as on 25.11.2010, till date, the aforesaid appeal is still pending. Civil Revision No.8241 of 2010 (O&M) 3 Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, a direction is given to the Appellate Authority to dispose of the pending appeal between the parties, before the next date of hearing. Disposed of. November 16, 2011 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) savita JUDGE