IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.6397 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 05.11.2009. M/s Vishnu Processors through partner .....Petitioner versus M/s Sudarshan Seva Trust and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Parveen K. Kataria, 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) This revision petition is directed by the tenant against the order dated 14.9.2009 passed by the Rent Controller, Amritsar, whereby its application for amendment of the written statement has been dismissed. By the proposed amendment, the petitioner wanted to deny the relationship of landlord and tenant between the parties. Suffice it to notice that the eviction petition has been filed by the respondents-M/s Sudarshan Seva Trust, Amritsar, seeking the petitioner's eviction primarily on the ground of non-payment of rent. The petitioner has already filed the written statement admitting the relationship of landlord and tenant. C.R. No.6397 of 2009 (O&M) 2 The proposed amendment was sought to be incorporated in the written statement on the plea that during the pendency of the eviction petition, one Sukudev Singh and his associates have filed a suit for declaration claiming themselves to be the owners of the demised premises. The Rent Controller, Amritsar, has dismissed the petitioner's application after observing that not only in the present eviction petition but previously also the petitioner-tenant had repeatedly admitted the relationship of landlord and tenant and has been tendering the rent in the eviction petitions filed by the respondent-Trust. It is not in dispute that the petitioner was inducted as a tenant by Mr.P.D.Kumar who was the Chairman of the respondent-Trust at that time. Mr.P.D. Kumar is stated to have gifted the demised premises in favour of the Trust by way of a registered Gift Deed. In these circumstances when the petitioner was inducted as tenant by the respondent-Trust and previously it has been admitting the relationship of landlord and tenant, the Rent Controller has rightly declined the proposed amendment which is nothing but an afterthought plea either to delay the eviction proceedings or to evade the payment of rent. No interference with the impugned order is called for by this Court in exercise of its revisional jurisdiction. Dismissed. 05-11-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE