JUDGEMENT
RAKESH KUMAR GARG, J. -
(1.) THIS is tenants revision petition against the order dated 15.6.2001 of
the Rent Controller Chandigarh ordering its eviction from the demised
premises and the judgment dated 11.1.2002 of the Appellate Authority
dismissing the appeal against the aforesaid order of eviction.
(2.) SHORN of unnecessary details, the petitioner was ordered to be evicted from the demised premises (commercial area measuring 660 Sq.ft on ground
floor of SCO No. 55-56 Sector 17 Chandigarh) on the ground that the same
is required by the respondent landlords for their personal use and
occupation. The petitioner had challenged the aforesaid orders of
eviction by way of instant revision petition. Noticing the contentions
raised on behalf of the petitioner, this Court passed the following order
on 8.3.2002 :-
"Learned counsel for the petitioner cites a judgment of the Supreme Court
in Shabir Ahmad v. Sham Lal and another 2002(1) R.C.R.(Rent) 306 : JT
2002 (1) SC 646 and argued that the plea of personal necessity is available in respect of a property situated in Chandigarh only for
residential building. The plea of personal necessity is not available in
cases where it is a commercial building.
Notice of motion.
In the meantime, ejectment of the petitioner shall remain stayed.
At this stage, Sh. Gurdev Singh, Advocate, accepts notice of motion and
requests for some time to address the arguments. Adjourned to 6.5.2002.
A copy of the order be given dasti".
Thereafter this appeal was admitted vide order dated 6.5.2002 which reads thus:-
"Learned counsel for the petitioner has brought to the notice of this court that in the proceedings pending before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 2894 of 2001, one of the questions of law raised therein is identical to one of the questions raised in the present revision. Admitted. Dispossession stayed in the meantime. The Interim order staying dispossession of the petitioner-tenant is subject to the condition that all arrears of rent are tendered on or before 31.5.2002 and future rent is tendered in advance by the 7th day of every month. In case of a single default, the interim order shall stand vacated. The parties are at liberty to make an application for fixing the matter for hearing as and when the aforesaid civil appeal is decided by the Hon'ble Supreme Court".
Respondent landlord filed C.M. No. 3166/CII of 2007 seeking listing of
the case for final hearing on the ground that Civil Appeal No. 2894/2001,
as referred to in the order dated 6.5.2002 had been decided by the
Supreme Court in favour of the landlords. The said civil miscellaneous
application was allowed vide order dated 25.1.2008 and the revision
petition was set down for final hearing. However, the final hearing of
the case could not taken place. The respondent-landlords filed another
C.M.No. 14084/CII of 2010 for taking up of the case for hearing. The said
application was also allowed vide order dated 26.5.2010 and the case was
ordered to be listed for final hearing on 2.7.2010.
(3.) THEREAFTER , on 24.9.2010 none appeared on behalf of the petitioner and the case was adjourned.;
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