JUDGMENT

Lisa Gill, J. - This order shall dispose of C.R Nos. 7916 and 7917 of 2015 and CR No. 8337 of 2015.

2. All these three petitions have been filed by the landlord, who was unsuccessful in three petitions filed by him, under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (for short 'Act') seeking eviction of the different tenants in all the three premises. All the petitions have been dismissed by the learned Rent Controller, Nakodar, vide separate impugned orders evenly dated 12.03.2013. Appeals filed by the petitioner were also dismissed by the learned Appellate Authority, Jalandhar. All three petitions are taken up for hearing together as similar grounds have been raised in all the cases.

FACTS in each of the three petitions.

3. Petitioner sought eviction of the respondent-Balwinder Singh from the premises as detailed in the petition i.e. a shop given on rent for a period of 24 months at the rate of Rs. 1000/- per month on 01.04.2009 with a stipulation that in the event of the tenant intending to keep the shop for further period, the rent would be increased by 10%. Eviction of the respondent-tenant was sought on the ground of non-payment of arrears of rent as