Civil Revision No. 6783 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Revision No. 6783 of 2010 Date of Decision: 17.12.2010 Balak alias Balkar Nath …Petitioner Versus Narinder Pal …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Namit Gautam, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Rangi, Advocate for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present revision petition has been filed by the tenant with a prayer that the order dated 21.7.2010 (Annexure P1), whereby his application for stay of further proceedings before the Rent Controller, till the decision of interpleader suit, was declined, be set aside. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after the death of Hukam Chand, original landlord, there is a dispute regarding the ownership and inheritance of rights of the landlord between the legal representatives of Hukam Chand. He further submits that this led the petitioner to file an interpleader suit in the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division), Ludhiana, and now the said suit is pending in the Court of Civil Judge (Junior Division), Ludhiana. It is submitted that till the interpleader Civil Revision No. 6783 of 2010 2 suit is decided, the proceedings, arising out of the eviction petition, should be kept in abeyance. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. After giving due consideration to the controversy involved, the present revision petition is disposed of by directing the District Judge, Ludhiana, to assign both the interpleader suit, filed by the petitioner and the ejectment petition, filed by the respondent, to one and the same Court of competent jurisdiction, which shall try both of them separately but simultaneously. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that filing of interpleader suit is nothing but a ploy to delay the eviction proceedings. Therefore, he submits that the trial Court be directed to decide both the interpleader suit and the eviction petition within a stipulated time frame. I find merit in the alternative submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner. Hence, the Court, to whom both the interpleader suit and the eviction petition are to be assigned, shall decide the same within a period of nine months, from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, by affording three effective opportunities to lead evidence to both the parties. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 17, 2010 “DK”