Judgment

Mr. Gurbir Singh, J.

Challenge in this petition is to the order dated 22.02.2024 (Annexure P-6), passed by learned Appellate Authority, Ludhiana, thereby modifying the order dated 25.07.2023 (Annexure P-4), passed by learned Rent Controller, Ludhiana and assessing interim rent to be paid by the petitioners.

2. The parties hereinafter are being addressed as per their original status in the rent petition.

3. The brief facts, necessary for proper adjudication of the present revision petition, are that the respondent Dharampal Raheja (the landlord) filed petition under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (for brevity – the Act), for ejectment of the petitioner namely Gulshan Pahwa (the tenant) on the ground of non-payment of arrears of rent and personal bona fide necessity, submitting therein that the license was created on 14.08.2019 at a settled license fee of Rs.27,000/- per month for a period of six years, vide registered license/rent deed dated 05.11.2019. However, tenant failed to pay the rent regularly and amount of Rs.18,000/- out of monthly rent of Rs.27,000/- became due towards him for the month of March 2020. Thereafter, he did not pay rent @