IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 20.02.2026 Joginder Kaur …Petitioner V/s Balwinder Singh …Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Munish Jolly, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Ashok Singla, Advocate and Mr. Ankush Singla, Advocate, for the respondent.

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VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J (ORAL)

The instant petition, preferred under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, assails the order dated 08.09.2023 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Court of Rent Controller, Dhuri, vide which proceedings in an eviction petition, instituted by the petitioner (Joginder Kaur) under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as “the Rent Act”) for eviction of respondent (Balwinder Singh) from a residential house-cum-shop (fully described in the plaint) situated at Sangrur Road, Dhuri, were stayed on the ground that a civil suit as regards the title of the suit property was pending between the parties, wherein the sale deeds as regards the suit property alleged to have been executed by the respondent in favour of the petitioner were under challenge.

2. The petition under Section 13 of the Rent Act (Annexur