Gurwinder Singh v. Rakesh Kumar and Anr.
Civil Revision (High Court of Punjab and Haryana) – Rent proceedings – Error in recording the proceedings on a particular date
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Civil Revision No. 5830 of 2023, decided 27.02.2025 by Anil Kshetarpal, J. (Gurwinder Singh v. Rakesh Kumar and Another). Rent Controller's dismissal of an application seeking correction of an error in recording the proceedings was set aside: the landlord's three witnesses present for cross-examination on 15.09.2022 could not be discharged; the respondent-tenant had to be given an opportunity to cross-examine them, failing which the cross-examination would be treated as NIL. Keywords: Rent Controller, correction of record, discharge of witnesses, cross-examination treated as NIL, advance cause of justice.
What did the court decide?
Revision petition allowed; the impugned order of the Rent Controller dismissing the correction application is set aside. ¶16