In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. CR No.3717 of 2010 (O&M) Decided on January20,2011. Daljit Singh -- Petitioner vs. Jagdish Kumar and others --Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.Vijay Sharma,Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Tribhuvan Singla,Advocate, for the respondents. Rakesh Kumar Jain, J, (Oral) This revision petition is directed against the order of the learned Appellate Authority, Sangrur, dated 17.5.2010, by which an application filed by the petitioner/tenant for amendment of the written statement has been declined. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter-alia, submits that the amendment sought is material to adjudicate upon the controversy involved in this case because according to the petitioner, the landlord has got vacated two shops in the possession of Sat Parkash and Satish Chand, which are bigger in size than the shop in dispute after the order CR No.3717 of 2010 -2- of the Rent Controller and this being the subsequent event, he can always take this plea by way of amendment of the written statement. He also submits that the Appellate Authority has no jurisdiction to decide the merit of the application. Learned counsel has placed reliance on Andhra Bank Vs. ABN Amro Bank N.V.and Ors 2007 (3) R.C.R.(Civil) 585 and Rajesh Kumar Aggarwal & Ors Vs. K.K.Modi & Ors 2006 (2) R.C.R (Civil) 577. Faced with this situation, learned counsel for the respondents states that he would not contest the revision petition but stated that the ejectment petition was filed as far back as in the year 2000 and 10 years have passed since then, therefore, the learned Appellate Authority may be directed to decide the appeal within the specified period. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. The learned Appellate Authority is, however, directed to decide the appeal as early as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. January 20,2011 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge