AMRIK SINGH Vs. R.R. GULATI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The tenants are in revision against orders of the learned Courts below by which they have been asked to vacate the demised premises on the ground of personal necessity of the landlords.

(2.) The brief facts of the case are that the landlords filed a petition under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 [for short ''the Act''] against the tenants in respect of the demised premises, i.e. 3rd Floor of SCO No. 10, Sector 17-E, Chandigarh, inter alia, on the ground of personal necessity. The case set up by the landlords is that the demised premises was let out to one Harnek Singh who has been succeeded by his three sons (tenants herein). The landlords purchased the demised premises and became entitled to receive rent from the tenants w.e.f. 01.03.2000. The landlords are running their business in the same building under the name and style of M/s Empire Stores since 1964 which is being expanded from time to time as per the family requirement. The precise pleadings in respect of personal necessity are contained in para Nos. 9, 10 & 11 of the eviction petition which are reproduced as under: -

(3.) Besides the above, the landlords also disclosed the properties owned by the family of R.R. Gulati in different names in Chandigarh and beyond it, which are reproduced as under: -