Judgment:
CR No.319 of 2014 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (108) CR No.319 of 2014 Date of decision:11.02.2014 Vichitar Garg ......Petitioner Versus Kuldeep Jain and another .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Mohd.
Salim, Advocate for the petitioner.
**** SABINA, J.
Respondents had sought ejectment of the petitioner by filing petition under Section 13 (2) (i) of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973 on the ground of arrears of rent.
The Rent Controller vide order dated 28.02.2013 allowed the ejectment petition.
The said order was upheld by the Appellate Authority vide order dated 11.09.2013.
Hence, the present petition by the tenant-petitioner.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the courts below had erred in holding that the petitioner was in arrears of rent.
In fact, the petitioner has already spent ` 1,00,000/- on renovation of the premises in question on the basis of oral Sandeep Sethi 2014.02.13 10:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CR No.319 of 2014 -2- agreement between the parties.
In the present case, respondents had sought ejectment of the petitioner on the ground of non-payment of rent.
The case of the landlord was that the petitioner was in arrears of rent for the past 24 months prior to the filing of the petition i.e.` 6,94,575/- Case of the petitioner, on the other hand, was that he had paid ` 7,40,000/- to the landlord on 15.01.2006.
However, no documentary evidence was led in this regard.
In these circumstances, the courts below rightly held that the petitioner was liable to be ejected on the ground of non-payment of rent.
Hence, no ground for interference is made out.
Dismissed.
(SABINA) JUDGE February 11, 2014.
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