129 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR-9399-2025 Date of Decision: January 22, 2026 Dr. Gupartap Singh Sandhu @ Gurpartap Singh …Pe11oner Versus State of Punjab and another …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Sandeep S. Majithia, Advocate for the peoner. DEEPAK GUPTA , J.(Oral) This revision peon is filed seeking direcon to the Appellate Authority, Ludhiana to dispose of Rent Appeal No.69 of 2022, tled as ‘Sukhpal Singh v. Dr. Gurpartap Singh Sandhu & Anr.’, expediously in a me bound manner. Peoner herein is the landlord and has raised his plight before this Court that despite the ejectment order passed against respondent-tenant way back on 04.07.2022 and the appeal filed in the same month in July, 2022, the same is not being disposed of by the Appellate Authority. Learned counsel for the peoner has drawn a/enon towards Annexure P-1, whereby the peon under Secon 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restricon Act, 1949, seeking ejectment of the respondent was allowed by learned Rent Controller on 04.07.2022. The tenant filed appeal on 26.07.2022. The Appellate Authority granted stay against the ejectment order on 03.08.2022. Applicaon for payment of mesne profit was allowed by the Appellate Authority on 17.02.2023. Learned counsel for the peoner submits that even a single penny has not been deposited by the respondent-tenant, in compliance of the order dated 17.02.2023. Tenant moved an applicaon for extension of SARITA RANI 2026.01.22 16:20 I attest to the accuracy of this document/order CR-9399-2025 - 2 - 2026:PHHC:009111 me, which is sll pending. Not only this, the respondent-tenant also moved an applicaon under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC for amendment of his wri/en reply. Reply to the same has already been filed by the peoner, but sll the Appellate Authority is unable to dispose of the appeal. I have considered submissions of learned counsel for the peoner and have also perused the paper book. Without issuing noce to the respondent-tenant as nothing adverse is being passed against him, the present revision peon is hereby disposed of with a direcon to the concerned Appellate Authority, Ludhiana to dispose of RA No.69 of 2022, tled as ‘Sukhpal Singh v. Dr. Gurpartap Singh Sandhu & Anr.’, expediously and preferable on or before 31.03.2026 posively by giving short dates and by avoiding unnecessary adjournments. In case, the Appellate Authority is unable to dispose of the appeal up to 31.03.2026, it shall seek extension from this Court by specifying the reasons for not disposing of the ma/er within the given me. January 22, 2026 (DEEPAK GUPTA) sarita JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No SARITA RANI 2026.01.22 16:20 I attest to the accuracy of this document/order