OM PARKASH Vs. RANGIL SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present revision petition is directed against the ejectment order passed by the Courts below in respect of shop No. 83 owned by respondent at Badheri, falling within the city of Chandigarh.

(2.) THE respondent-landlord sought ejectment of the petitioner on the ground that the said shop is required for establishing his son Supinder Singh for the purpose of Cycle repairs shop. The said plea of the tenant was accepted by the Rent Controller and order of ejectment was passed on 13.8.2001. During the pendency of the appeal, it was pointed out that the landlord is owning four contiguous shops bearing shop Nos. 83, 84, 85 and 86. One of the shops No. 86 has become available for use and occupation of the landlord. Therefore, the ground of personal requirement sought by the landlord is not available. The tenant has filed an affidavit before the learned Appellant Authority that shop No. 86 has been occupied by his another son Jagtar Singh, who is running a STD booth in the said shop. However, learned Appellate AUthority while considering the subsequent events found that there is nothing on record to show similarity between shop Nos. 83 and 86 and to show that both the shops were in equally good location.

(3.) HOWEVER , I am of the view that though reason in given by the Appellate Authority may be fallacious but the fact remains that shop No 86 has been occupied by another son of the landlord, Jagtar Singh. The requirement of shop is in dispute for another son Supinder Singh. At the time of filing of the present ejectment petition, Jagtar Singh was minor aged 17 years, therefore, if during the pendency of the ejectment petition another shop has become available in which one of the sons can be adjusted that will not show that the requirement of Supinder Singh son of the landlord does not survive.