Narinder Nath & Anr. Vs. Amaraj Singh & Ors.
(Arising out of S.L.P. (C) No. 17926/99)
(Arising out of S.L.P. (C) No. 17926/99)
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949
Eviction – Tenant evicted – Request for 3 months’ time – Also for liberty to apply for restoration – Request conceded by landlord. Held that upon undertaking, time given till October, 2000. Liberty to apply for restoration if permissible by law.
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1. Leave is granted.
2. This appeal is directed against the order of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana in Civil Revision No. 708 of 1993, dated October 12, 1999.
3. By virtue of the impugned order, the appellants are liable to vacate the suit premises.
4. Learned Counsel for the appellants submits that within three months from today the appellants will vacate the premises but liberty may be reserved for them to apply for restoration of possession under the provisions of East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. The learned Counsel for the respondents fairly submits that at this stage they cannot object to this request. In view of this consensus, we dispose of the appeal in the following terms – we grant time to the appellants till the end of October, 2000 to vacate the premises and hand over vacant possession of the same to respondents on their filing usual undertaking within three weeks. Liberty is reserved to the appellants to apply to the Rent Controller for restoration of possession, if permissible in law.
5. There will be no order as to costs.