IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 29.01.2026 Navish Kumar …Petitioner Versus Govinder Singh & Ors.

…Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Pranav Handa, Advocate For the petitioner.

Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate For respondent No.2.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

Though no formal notice of motion has been issued, a memo of appearance has been filed on behalf of respondent No.2. With the consent of learned counsels, the petition is taken up for final hearing.

2. The petitioner herein is the respondent-tenant in an ejectment petition filed under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 by the respondents-landlords on the ground of non-payment of arrears of rent. The said ejectment petition is pending before the learned Rent Controller, Jalandhar. The present petition assails the order dated 14.01.2026 (Annexure P- 7), whereby the learned Rent Controller dismissed the petitioner’s application seeking permission to summon and examine Rajinder Singh son of late Sardar Mahan Singh in additional evidence for proving rent receipts Ex.R1 to Ex.R3.

3. A perusal of the record reveals that the petitioner was inducted as a tena