Veena Mehta v. Anita Rani

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 6928 of 2019(O&M) Date of Decision: November 18 , 2019.

Veena Mehta ...... PETITIONER

Versus

Anita Rani ...... RESPONDENT CORAM:- HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE LISA GILL

Present:

Mr. Arav Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Ramesh Kumar Bamal, Advocate for the respondent.

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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? ***** LISA GILL, J.

This petition has been filed by the petitioner (tenant), challenging order dated 06.02.2018 passed by the learned Rent Controller, Chandigarh as well as judgment dated 19.07.2019 passed by the learned Appellate Authority, Chandigarh whereby the respondent-landlord's petition under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 was allowed and ejectment of the petitioner from demised premises has been ordered.

[2] Petitioner-Veena Mehta, duly identified by her counsel, is present in Court.

It is submitted that the petitioner does not press this petition on merits, but prays for some reasonable time to make alternate arrangements and handover the vacant, peaceful possession of the premises in question. It is submitted that the petitioner shall handover the vacant, peaceful possession of the demised premises by 30.04.2020 and till then, the petitioner undertakes to regularly pay the rent and clear the arrears of rent, within four weeks from today. Learned counsel for the respondent-landlord, on instructions from his client, submits that he has no objection to the petitioner retaining possession of the premises till 30.04.2020 subject to payment of arrears of rent, besides, regular deposit of rent/mesne profits by the petitioner and handing over of the vacant, peaceful possession thereof on or before 30.04.2020.

Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the specific stand of both the parties, this petition is dismissed as not pressed. However, the petitioner is entitled to retain possession of the demised premises till 30.04.2020, subject to her furnishing a specific undertaking before the learned Rent Controller/Executing Court within one week of the receipt of certified copy of this order, to the effect that she shall handover the vacant, peaceful possession of the property in question to the respondent-landlord on or before 30.04.2020 in view of the settlement arrived at between the parties and she shall clear the arrears of rent within four weeks from today, besides, regularly depositing the rent/mesne profits by the 7th of each calendar month.

[3] the petitioner within a period of one week from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order or in case of any violation of the aforesaid terms, the respondent-landlord shall be entitled to seek eviction of the petitioner from the demised premises forthwith, with police help and without recourse to any remedy, besides, the petitioner - tenant making herself liable to contempt proceedings.

( LISA GILL ) November 18 , 2019.

JUDGE 'om'

Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No