IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of order: January 28, 2026 Surinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus Kaushaliya Devi and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI Present: Mr.Divanshu Jain, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr.Ashish Gupta and Mr.Gurdeep Singh Bidhan, Advocates for respondents No.1 and 2.

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ARCHANA PURI, J.

The petitioner-tenant has invoked the revisional jurisdiction of this Court under Section 15(5) of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, assailing the judgment dated 07.01.2016 passed by learned Appellate Authority, whereby, the order of dismissal of the eviction petition dated 16.01.2015 passed by the Rent Controller, was set aside and eviction petition, as such, was allowed.

The essential facts, to be noticed, are as follows:-

That, the respondents-landlords had filed an application under Section

13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, against the petitioner- tenant, on the ground of non-payment of rent, house tax and demised shop being required by the landlords, for their bonafide personal necessity. As per the version set up, Smt.Kaushaliya Devi-respondent No.1 along with her husband Dharamvir had purchased b