IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (124)

Date of Decision:-25.05.2026 Rakesh Puri ……Petitioner Versus Pooja Mahajan ……Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL ****

Present: Mr. Vinod K. Kaushal, Advocate for the petitioner.

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AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, seeking setting aside of the impugned order dated 09.08.2024, passed by the learned Rent Controller, Amritsar, whereby the defence of the petitioner-defendant was struck off on account of non-filing of the written statement.

2. Briefly, the facts are that the respondent-landlady instituted an ejectment petition under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 against the petitioner-tenant. On 19.02.2024, the petitioner appeared before the learned trial Court for the first time. Vide order dated 09.08.2024, the learned trial Court struck off the defence of the petitioner on the ground of non-filing of the written statement.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not afforded adequate and reasonable opportunity to file the written statement. He further conte