Eviction petition before the Rent Controller (s.13, Punjab or Haryana rent Act)

A landlord's petition to the Rent Controller to evict a tenant under section 13 of the Punjab (and Chandigarh) or Haryana rent Act, on one or more grounds.

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IN THE COURT OF Rent Controller, Amarnagar

Rent Petition No. ______ of 2026

Vikram Singh son of Shri Harbans Singh, aged about 52 years, resident of House No. 45, Gulab Colony, Amarnagar, Tehsil and District Amarnagar, Punjab

…Petitioner (Landlord)

Versus

Sharma Hardware, through its proprietor Kabir Sharma son of Shri Dev Sharma, aged about 44 years, resident of Shop No. 3, Main Bazaar, Amarnagar, Punjab

…Respondent (Tenant)

PETITION UNDER SECTION 13 OF THE EAST PUNJAB URBAN RENT RESTRICTION ACT, 1949 FOR THE EVICTION OF THE TENANT

Respectfully Showeth:

1.That the petitioner is the owner and landlord of the non-residential building described below (hereinafter "the demised premises"), situated within the urban area of Amarnagar, to which the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 applies:

Shop No. 3, Main Bazaar, Amarnagar, measuring 10 feet by 30 feet, on the ground floor of the building owned by the petitioner, bounded on the North by the Main Bazaar road, on the South by a common lane, on the East by Shop No. 2 and on the West by Shop No. 4.

2.That the respondent has been in occupation of the demised premises as a tenant under the petitioner since 01-11-2023, at a monthly rent of ₹18,000 (Rupees Eighteen Thousand only) besides electricity and water charges.

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What to bring

Papers to bring

Proof that you own the building: the sale deed, jamabandi (fard) or mutation, allotment letter, or the property-tax record
Proof of the tenancy: the rent deed or agreement, rent receipts or the bank record of rent paid
Proof of each ground: the account of unpaid rent and any notice sent; for your own need, who needs it and where you live now; for an unsafe building, the municipal notice or an engineer's report
The tenant's full name, father's or husband's name and address, and a site plan of the premises if you have one
Your identity proof, and a vakalatnama in favour of your advocate, signed by you

Where to go

Filed through an advocate before the Rent Controller of the urban area where the building is (a Civil Judge usually acts as Rent Controller), with the supporting affidavit.

Fee

Court fee and welfare stamps, where needed, are put on as the court office directs; ask the counter for today's amounts. The advocate's fee is separate.

Good to know

On the ground of unpaid rent, the tenant can still avoid eviction by paying the arrears with interest and the costs on the first date of hearing, as the Act provides.
Never lock the premises, remove goods or cut water or electricity to force the tenant: that is unlawful.
An NRI landlord in Punjab may have a quicker route under section 13-B of the Act; ask your lawyer.

Papers and fees can change. Check with the office before you go. Guidance only, not yet reviewed by a lawyer.

Stamp paper

Court fee on a plaint, petition or appeal depends on the relief and its valuation under the state's court-fee law; affix the court-fee stamps (or the e-court-fee receipt) and any welfare stamps as the court office directs.