2016 Supreme(P&H) 704
AJAY TEWARI
Krishan Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Kamla Devi – Respondent
Advocates:
For the Petitioner (CR-3509-2014 & CR No.4786-2012):Mr. Vikas Bahl, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nitish Garg, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-7507-2012):Mr. Satinder Khanna, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-6428-2015):Mr. Manpreet Singh, Advocate.
For the Petitioners (CR-54-2016):Mr. S.S.Sodhi, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-472 & CR-492-2016):Mr. S.S.Sodhi, Advocate for Mr. D.P.Soni, Advocate
For the Petitioner (CR-15-2015):Mr. Manuj Nagrath, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-5635-2015):Mr. Arvind Kashyap, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-6359-2015):Mr. G.S.Sawhney, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-8365 & CR-8366-2015):Mr. Binderjit Singh, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-675 & CR-676-2016):Mr. Keshav Pratap Singh, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-5089-2012):Mr. Divanshu Jain, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-6832-2015):Mr. Rajinder Goyal, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-5850-2015):Mr. Kanwal Goyal, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-7708-2015, CR-7435-2015,
CR-7436-2015, CR-7437-2015, CR-7438-2015,
CR-7439-2015, CR-7453-2015 and CR-8679-2015):Mr. Y.M.Bhagirath, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-5862-2015):Mr. S.P.Soi, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-7687, CR-7689 & CR-7690-2015):Mr. Chetan Mittal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kunal Mulwani, Advocate
For the Petitioner (CR-5698-2015):Mr. Rajesh Bhateja, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-7095-2015):Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Advocate.
For the Petitioners (CR-8418-2015): Mr. Neelesh Bhardwaj, DAG, Punjab.
For the Petitioners (CR-1958-2016, CR-1968-2016,
CR-1976-2016 & CR-1987-2016):Mr. Amarjit Markan, Advocate and Mr. Kanwal Goyal, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-7363-2015 & CR-2263-2016):Mr. Nitin Thatai, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-6394-2015):Mr. K.B.Raheja, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (CR-7601-2015):Mr. Narinder Singh, Advocate for Mr. D.S.Malwai, Advocate.
For the Petitioners (CR-6776-2015):Mr. S.K.Singla, Advocate.
For the Petitioners (CR-399-2016):Mr. Shekhar Verma, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-3509-2014):Mr. Sarju Puri, Advocate.
For the Respondents (CR-7507-2012):Mr. R.K.Singla, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-6428-2015):Mr. Rakesh Chopra, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-54-2016):Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-472 & CR-492-2016): None
For the Respondent (CR-15-2015): None
For the Respondents (CR-5635-2015): None.
For the Respondent (CR-6359-2015):Mr. Sandeep Verma, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-8365 & CR-8366-2015):Mr. Ankur Aggarwal, Advocate for Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-675 & CR-676-2016):Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sarju Puri, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-4786-2012 & CR-5089-2012):Mr. Amit Singh Sethi, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-6832-2015):Mr. Arjun Lakhanpal, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-5850-2015):Mr. Vijay Rana, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-7435, CR-7436-2015,
CR-7708-2015, CR-7437-2015, CR-7438-2015,
CR-7439-2015 & CR-7453-2015):Mr. Nitin Thatai, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-5862-2015):Mr. S.K.Dariya, Advocate for Mr. L.S.Mann, Advocate.
For the Respondents (CR-7687, CR-7689 & CR-7690-2015):Mr. D.S.Patwalia, Senior Advocate with Mr. Gaurav Rana, Advocate.
For the Respondents (CR-5698-2015):Mr. N.S.Dandiwal, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-7095-2015):Mr. Rajesh Sood, Advocate.
For the Caveators-respondents (CR-8418-2015):Mr. Pawan Kumar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Abhimanyu Batra, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-8679-2015):Mr. Sunny Singla, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-1958-2016 & 1968-2016,
CR-1976-2016 & CR-1987-2016):Mr. Hitesh Kaplish, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-7363-2015):Mr. Vishal Aggarwal, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-2263-2016):Mr. R.S.Rangpuri, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-6394-2015):Mr. B.D.Sharma, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-7601-2015):Mr. Vivek Rattan, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-6776-2015):Mr. K.S.Boparai, Advocate.
For the Respondent (CR-399-2016):Mr. Divanshu Jain, Advocate.
JUDGMENT
Mr. Ajay Tewari, J.:- This order shall dispose of the above said 42 cases.
CR-3509-2014
1. This petition has been filed by the tenant against the order declining his request to grant leave to defend and allowing eviction passed in a petition filed on 11.04.2011.
2. The present case was listed with many other cases wherein different issues relating to the relationship of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)- landlords and tenants under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (for short ‘the Act of 1949’) and the Punjab Rent Act, 1995 (for short ‘the 1995 Act’) were raised. The petitions have been filed to challenge orders refusing leave to defend and also ordering eviction.
3. One argument which is common to all the petitions and is infact the main argument is with regard to the very concept of ‘Non-Resident Indians’ (NRIs). All the cases were heard over the last about one month so that all the arguments on the main issue could be heard and a comprehensive order passed. For convenience of understanding reference has been made to the parties as tenants and landlords/landlady instead of petitioners and respondents. At the very outset, it would be appropriate t
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