IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR-9422-2025 DECIDED ON: 19.12.2025 SANJEEV KUMAR MALHOTRA .....PETITIONER VERSUS SUKHBIR SINGH .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Umesh Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

MANDEEP PANNU, J (ORAL)

1. The present civil revision petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner–landlord against the respondent–tenant, calling in question the order dated 05.12.2025 passed by the learned Appellate Authority, Patiala, whereby the appeal preferred by the respondent was allowed, the order dated 02.11.2023 passed by the learned Rent Controller, Patiala granting leave to contest was set aside, and the matter was remanded back to the Rent Controller for passing a fresh order on the application for leave to contest.

2. Briefly stated, the petitioner filed an eviction petition under Section 24 of the Punjab Rent Act, 1995 on the ground of personal necessity, claiming himself to be more than 65 years of age. The respondent appeared and moved an application seeking permission/leave to contest the eviction petition. Vide order dated 02.1