IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.5008 of 2010 Date of decision: 11th August, 2010 Ranbir Singh and others … Petitioners Versus Saraswati Recording Studio and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Divanshu Jain, Advocate for the petitioners. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Counsel for the petitioners has stated that the eviction petition was instituted on 16th January, 2007, service was effected upon the respondents on 21st April, 2007 and thereafter, issues were framed on 17th November, 2007. It is stated that the respondent-tenants, in order to delay, conveniently abstained from the proceedings. Counsel has sated that once they are proceeded against ex-parte, long time is consumed by the Court to set aside the ex-parte order. Counsel has referred to various orders passed by the trial Court, wherein the petitioners remained present in the Court for the whole day and counsel for the respondent-tenants never came forward to conclude the cross-examination. Learned counsel has submitted that even now an application is pending for setting aside the ex-parte proceedings. Counsel has submitted that he has no objection in case the ex-parte order is set aside and the proceedings are concluded within a stipulated time. Counsel for the petitioners has relied upon an order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Civil Civil Revision No.5008 of 2010 Revision No.302 of 2010 decided on 4th May, 2010, wherein directions were issued to the Rent Controller to decide the eviction proceedings within a specified time, where ground of personal necessity has been urged. Taking totality of circumstances into consideration, the Rent Controller is directed to decide the application for setting aside the ex- parte proceedings on the statement made by counsel for the petitioners and thereafter, decide the eviction proceedings expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from 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 August 11, 2010 rps 2