IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: May 01, 2025 NARESH KUMAR GUPTA AND ANOTHER ........Petitioners Versus SOLINDER RAM ........Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Advocate with Mr. Nikhil Sehrawat, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Gagandeep Singh, Advocate for the respondent.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

By way of present revision petition, challenge has been laid to an order dated 06.08.2008 passed by learned Rent Controller, Jalandhar whereby an application filed under Section 18(A) 4 & 5 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as ‘1949 Act’) seeking leave to defend, filed at the instance of petitioners-tenants stands declined thereby directing eviction against them from the residential portion of Kothi No.580, Model Town Jalandhar (hereinafter referred to as the ‘demised premises’).

2. Briefly stating, while claiming himself to be co-owner of Kothi No.580, Model Town, Jalandhar (hereinafter referred to as ‘the building’) for the past more than five years and pleading himself to be Non-Resident Indian; presently residing in