JAGDISH LAL Vs. JEET PARKASH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS revision petition is directed against the order of learned Rent Controller, Chandigarh, whereby he refused permission to the tenant to contest the application and passed order of eviction against him.

(2.) THE respondent-landlord moved a petition under Section 13A of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, (for short the 'Act') as applicable to Chandigarh, against the petitioner-tenant. He purchased the house in dispute vide sale deed dated June 10, 1987. The competent authority issued a certificate to the effect that the landlord is going to retire on attaining the age of superannuation with effect from July 31, 1988. Pursuant to this application, a notice in the prescribed form was issued to the tenant. He sought permission to contest the application on the ground that he was in possession of only one room on the first floor in the premises in dispute. The remaining eight rooms were in possession of Shri Vinod Bansal, son of the landlord, the accommodation with the landlord is sufficient to meet his requirements. The learned Rent Controller did not find that sufficient ground has been made out for grant of permission to the tenant to contest the application.

(3.) SPECIFIED landlord is defined in section 2 (hh) of the Act, which reads as under :-