121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DECIDED ON: 24.02.2025 Sandeep Singla ....Petitioner Versus Prithvi Pal Singh and Another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL.

Present: Mr. Karan Monga, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Aakash Singla, Advocate for the respondents- caveators.

VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J (ORAL)

1. The present revision petition assails the order dated 14.08.2024 passed by the Appellate Authority, Patiala dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner-tenant against the order dated 08.02.2024 passed by the Court of learned Rent Controller, Patiala vide which the eviction petition filed by the respondents-landlords was allowed.

2. The respondents-landlords preferred a petition under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (for short ‘the Rent Act’) for eviction of the petitioner-tenant from shop No.1 situated at Soodan Street, Gaushala Road, near Sher-e-Punjab Market, Patiala (for short ‘the demised premises’) on the grounds of non-payment of rent and bona fide necessity. It was averred that the demised premises had been taken on rent by the petitioner-tenant from Krishan Kumar, father of respondent No.1 and respon