IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR No. 6319 of 2011 Date of Decision:- 17.10.2011 Charan Kaur ....Petitioner vs. Geeta ....Respondent *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR *** Present:- Ms. Jigyasa Tanwar, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** ARVIND KUMAR, J. The present revision petition has been filed seeking expeditious disposal of the rent petition titled Charan Kaur v. Geeta, filed under Section 13 of the East Punjab Rent Restriction Act,1949, pending before the Rent Controller, Ludhiana. The facts are that initially, the husband of the present petitioner, Charan Kaur, had instituted an eviction petition in the year 1998. Ejectment order was passed on 1.3.2008. Respondent-tenant preferred an appeal which was dismissed in the year 2009. Tenant then preferred revision petition in the High Court which was disposed of on 27.8.2010 permitting the landlord to withdraw the eviction petition with a liberty to institute a fresh one on the same cause of action, leading to institute the fresh petition in the year 2011. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the present petitioner is now 67 years of age and her husband Balbir Singh has also since expired and thus, she prays for early disposal of the rent petition. Heard. Keeping in view the fact that the present petitioner is litigating since 1998 and is at an advanced stage of age and has already lost her husband, it shall be appreciated if the Rent Controller shall dispose of the CR No. 6319 of 2011 -2- rent petition expeditiously, preferably within one year. Revision petition stands disposed of accordingly. October 17, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR) JS JUDGE