Civil Revision No. 1739 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.1739 of 2010 Date of decision : 16.3.2010 Jiwan Singh Kalsi ....Petitioner Versus Suresh Kumar Uppal and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. Sourabh Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. S. D. ANAND, J. The petitioner herein is landlord of the tenanted premises. He is an NRI aged about 80 years. He, along his brother, had purchased the tenanted premises, vide registered sale deed dated 29.6.1994. The tenanted premises came to be let out to the respondents No.1 to 4 on 2.9.1993, 30.9.l987, 14.10.1994 and 27.3.1995 respectively. He filed an ejectment petition in terms of provisions of of Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) on 2.4.2007. On entering appearance, the respondents-tenants filed a plea under Section 18-A of the Act to obtain leave to defend. That plea is pending consideration ever since then. Learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, states that the petitioner would be content and interests of justice would be served if a time-bound disposal of the application under Section 18-A of the Act is ordered by this Court. In support of the Civil Revision No. 1739 of 2010 -2- averment, he indicates a grievance that the matter has already been over delayed. It is also pointed out that the matter is presently fixed before the learned Trial Court on 17.3.2010. The petition is disposed of in limine with a direction to the learned Rent Controller to positively hear the arguments in the context of the application under Section 18-A of the Act on 17.3.2010 and to dispose it of within one month thereof. Copy of the order be given to the learned counsel for the petitioner under the signatures of the Special Secretary. March 16, 2010 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE