IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (126) CR No. 2996 of 2026 (O&M)

Date of Decision : 07.04.2026 Harpreet Singh ...Petitioner Versus Dr. Parneet Singh ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL Present: Mr. Harvinder Singh Maan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Parneet Singh Sohi, Advocate for the respondent-Caveator.

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Amarinder Singh Grewal, J. (Oral)

1. The present revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking to set aside/quashing the impugned order dated 23.02.2026 passed by the learned Rent Controller, Chandigarh, whereby application filed by petitioner/tenant seeking leave to defend the eviction petition filed by the respondent/landlord under section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the

1949 Act’), was dismissed.

2. The present civil revision has been filed by the petitioner–tenant challenging the order dated 23.02.2026 passed by the learned Rent Controller in Rent Petition No. RC/187/2023, whereby the application seeking leave to defend the eviction petition filed by the respondent–landlord under Section 13-B of the 1949 Act was dismissed and, co