ASHA CHAWLA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This petition seeks declaration that East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Amendment) Act, 2001 and notification dated 9.10.2009 issued by the Central Government under Section 87 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (for short, "the Reorganisation Act") extending the aforesaid Amendment Act to the Union Territory, Chandigarh are unconstitutional.

(2.) Case of the petitioners is that they are tenants in various residential and non-residential buildings in the Union Territory, Chandigarh and are facing eviction proceedings at the instance of different Non-resident Indian landlords of the respective buildings under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (for short, "the Rent Act") as extended to Chandigarh vide East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1974, as amended vide the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Amendment) Act, 2001 and extended to the Union Territory, Chandigarh vide notification dated 9.10.2009.

(3.) The impugned statutory provision is as under :-