IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R.No.7833 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 2.12.2010 Raj Kumar ....Petitioner Versus Parminder Kaur ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present : Mr. Sudhir Pruthi, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. C.M.No.30877-CII of 2010 Allowed as prayed for. C.R.No.7833 of 2010 I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The impugned order dated 23.11.2010 does not show any legal infirmity. The petitioner, who is a tenant in the premises in question, was facing eviction proceedings on the only ground of non-payment of rent. He agreed to pay the rent to the respondent and made a statement in the Court by giving a cheque to the respondent satisfying the demand of the arrears of rent and also stated that in the eventuality of the cheque being dishonoured he shall be liable to be evicted. The cheque was dishonoured. The petitioner did not pay the rent even thereafter. The ex-parte ejectment proceedings against the petitioner were passed on C.R.No.7833 of 2010 (O&M) -2- 16.7.2009. At this stage to consider the case of the petitioner would be to defeat the rights of the respondent. Besides, the bona fides of the petitioner are seriously in question as he has defeated the rights of the respondent and has also tried to hoodwink the Court by furnishing a cheque which was not intended to be honoured. That apart, the non- payment of rent by a tenant shakes the very foundation of relationship of a landlord and tenant and such an action without any justifiable cause cannot be appreciated. The Court is also of the opinion that the impugned order is completely justified. There is thus no reason to interfere in the instant petition in the absence of any jurisdictional error committed by the Rent Controller. Dismissed. 2.12.2010 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss