CM-1468-CII-2015

1. Application has been filed for proponing the date in the revision petition, which has been fixed for 19.03.2015. Heard.

2. In view of facts mentioned in the application, the same is allowed. The date in the revision petition is preponed and is taken up today.

CR-5645-2014

3. The revision petitioners assailed the order dated 12.05.2014 passed by Rent Controller, Amritsar whereby petition filed by respondent No. 1 under Section 13-B of East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as the Rent Act) was allowed and the application filed by the revision petitioners seeking leave to defend was declined.

4. Respondent No. 1 sought ejectment of the revision petitioners from the demised premises which is a shop bearing private No. 2-A forming part of building No. 379, White Tower, Madan Mohan Malviya Road, Amritsar. As per the petitioners, she is a non-resident Indian, presently residing in England for the last more than five years before filing of the petition (petition was filed in the year 2009). She was born and brought up in India and earlier residing at house No. 462-B/VI, Hukam Singh Road, Amritsar and shifted to England in the