Mr. G.S. Sandhawalia, J.:- Challenge in the present revision petition, filed by the petitionerlandlady, is to the order dated 06.07.2013 (Annexure P4), passed by the Rent Controller, Bathinda, wherein it has allowed the application to contest, filed under Section 18-A(5) of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (for short, the ‘Act’). The reasoning given by the Rent Controller, in its one page order, whereby the brief background of the case was given, is that there are certain grounds given in the application to give an opportunity to contest the application and therefore, in the interest of justice, the said application was allowed. Relevant portion of the order read as under:

“As per the averments of the applicant/respondent he has sufficient evidence and he has already mentioned certain grounds in his application for giving opportunity to defend the petition against the petitioner and in case respondent is not allowed to contest the eviction application by granting leave to contest, he will suffer irreparable loss and an opportunity of being heard is must. Hence in the interest of justice, the application is allowed. Now, to come up on 23.07.2013 for filing r