IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 1260 of 2009 Date of decision: 13th July, 2010 Sukhdarshan Kaur … Petitioner Versus M/s Fair Deal Agencies … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. S.S. Rangi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Manjit Singh Khaira, Senior Advocate with Mr. Dharminder Singh, Advocate for the respondent. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present revision petition has been filed by Sukhdarshan Kaur, who claims herself to be the owner and landlady of the premises rented-out to the respondent. The petitioner had instituted an ejectment petition for eviction of the respondent-tenant on the ground of non-payment of rent. During the pendency of that petition, an application was filed with a prayer that provisional rent be assessed. Vide order dated 3rd April, 2008 (Annexure P-3) this prayer was declined by the Rent Controller, Ludhiana. Aggrieved against the same, present revision petition has been filed. Mr. S.S. Rangi, Advocate appearing for the petitioner, states that the respondent-tenant continued to pay the rent upto the year 2001 and thereafter, he stopped the payment of rent. Mr.Manjit Singh Khaira, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr.Dharminder Singh, Advocate, states that the respondent-tenant has been paying the rent till the year 2001. However, between the family Civil Revision No.1260 of 2009 members of the deceased-landlady a dispute arose and other family members came forward to claim the rent on the basis of natural succession. This necessitated the respondent-tenant to file an inter- pleader suit. After hearing counsel for the parties the District Judge, Ludhiana is directed to assign the rent petition and the inter-pleader suit to one and the same Court. Both the cases shall be tried separately but simultaneously and after affording reasonable opportunities of hearing to both the parties, these cases shall be decided as expeditiously as possible, preferably within one year of the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With the observations made above, present revision petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE July 13, 2010 rps 2