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(2022) Law Today Live Doc. Id. 16670 = 2022(1) L.A.R. 333
Decided on: 19.04.2022
Present:
Ms. Mannat Anand, Advocate for the petitioner.
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (III of 1949), Section 13, 15 – Eviction petition – Arrears of rent -- Provisional rent was assessed at Rs.5,34,665/- -- Appeal against pending – Expeditious decision -- Appeal pending consideration before the Appellate Authority ever since 21.12.2019 and more than 40 effective hearings have taken place yet no final order has been passed, next date before the Appellate Authority is 22.04.2022 -- Appellate Court directed to expeditiously decide and dispose of the appeal within two weeks from the next date of hearing fixed.
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MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) –
1. By way of the instant revision petition filed under Section 227 of the Constitution of India the petitioner is seeking issuance of directions to the learned Additional District Judge-cum-Appellate Authority, Ludhiana to expeditiously decide the appeal bearing No.RA/268/2019 titled as 'Satdev Singh Vs. Jagjit Singh' (Annexure P/4) against the order dated 10.12.2019 passed by the Rent Controller, Ludhiana, vide which the provisional rent was assessed at Rs.5,34,665/-.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the appeal against the impugned order has been pending consideration before the Appellate Authority ever since 21.12.2019 and more than 40 effective hearings have taken place yet no final order has been passed by the Court concerned. She submits that the next date before the Appellate Authority is 22.04.2022.
3. In the circumstances, the Appellate Court concerned is directed to expeditiously decide and dispose of the aforementioned appeal within two weeks from the next date of hearing fixed before it.
4. The instant petition is disposed of accordingly.
Order accordingly.
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