C.R. No.4578 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.4578 of 2009 Date of Decision : 13.08.2009 Surinder Kumar .....Petitioner versus Smt.Leela Sharma .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Krishan Singh, 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 12.6.2009 passed by the Rent Controller, Jagadhri, whereby an application moved by the respondent-landlord to treat the eviction petition only under Section 13-A of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction Act, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act'), after withdrawing other grounds of eviction available under Section 13 of the Act, has been accepted. It may be noticed here that the eviction petition was originally filed by the respondent-landlord under Section 13 read with Section 13-A of the Act, for the reason that the petitioner was also in arrears of rent and that is one of the grounds available for ejectment of a tenant under Section 13 of C.R. No.4578 of 2009 2 the Act. On the other hand, Section 13-A of the Act is a special provision which entitles a government employee, under retirement or retired, to seek eviction of his tenant from the residential premises subject to certain conditions. The petitioner-tenant's grievance appears to be that initially by filing the petition under Section 13 read with Section 13-A of the Act, the respondent-landord has made him to tender the arrears of rent and thereafter, filed the application for treating the petition only under Section 13-A of the Act. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, I do not find any merit in this revision petition. No prejudice has been caused to the petitioner by the landlord by restricting his claim only under Section 13-A of the Act. Suffice it to say that the defence plea taken by the tenant in the written statement would also be dealt with by the Rent Controller in accordance with law. Dismissed. 13-08-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE