Tenant Not Vacating Your India Property? Evict Them Without Flying Back.

Indian tenancy law does not allow eviction "just because the landlord wants the tenant out." Whether your matter goes before a Rent Controller or a Civil Court, it must be built on a legally recognised ground, supported by documentary evidence. The most commonly used and successfully argued grounds are:

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While specific procedure varies by forum and state, an eviction matter for an NRI landlord generally follows this sequence, managed on your behalf under a Specific Power of Attorney:

• Documentation Review: We review your title deed, rent agreement, rent receipts, correspondence, and any prior communication with the tenant, and confirm which forum and grounds apply to your property.
• Specific Power of Attorney: You execute a Specific Power of Attorney authorising your appointed advocate to serve notices, file and pursue the case, appear at hearings, and take physical possession on your behalf — notarised and, where needed, apostilled or consulate-attested in your country of residence.
• Legal Notice to Vacate: A formally drafted notice is served on the tenant citing the applicable ground(s) and a clear deadline, with proof of service preserved for the case file.
• Waiting Period: The statutory or contractual notice period runs its course; in many cases a negotiated exit is still possible during this window, which we pursue where it serves your interest.
• Filing the Eviction Petition or Suit: If the tenant does not vacate, we file the eviction petition (before the Rent Controller) or civil suit for possession (before the Civil Court), as applicable, on your behalf.
• Hearings & Evidence: Written statement from the tenant, framing of issues where contested, evidence, and arguments — with regular updates sent to you by email and WhatsApp throughout.
• Eviction Order or Decree: On success, the Rent Controller or Court passes an eviction order or decree of possession in your favour.
• Execution & Handover: If the tenant still does not vacate voluntarily, we pursue execution of the order — a warrant of possession, with police assistance where necessary — through to physical handover of the property.

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For NRI landlords whose property sits in the tricity region or elsewhere in Punjab, local familiarity is not a nice-to-have — it directly affects how smoothly your case moves. Advocate Naresh Kalra's practice is based in Chandigarh, with day-to-day appearances before local Rent Controllers, the Civil Courts in Chandigarh, Mohali (SAS Nagar), and across Punjab, and the Punjab & Haryana High Court on appeal.

• Direct familiarity with regional rent legislation: Chandigarh tenancies have historically been dealt with under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 as extended to the Union Territory, and Punjab tenancies under the state's own rent restriction framework — with eligibility depending on rent thresholds and property classification, and many tenancies instead falling to be pursued through the regular civil courts. We assess this correctly for your specific property rather than assuming one route fits all.
• Local court and Rent Controller relationships built over 20+ years: Knowing the listing practices, typical timelines, and procedural expectations of the specific court or Rent Controller your case will be heard before helps avoid avoidable delay.
• On-ground coordination for execution: When an eviction order needs to be executed — including police assistance for a warrant of possession — having local presence and established coordination with court staff and local police stations in Chandigarh, Mohali, and surrounding Punjab districts makes the final, practical step of taking back possession far more reliable.
• Property verification and post-eviction support: Once possession is recovered, we can also assist with property inspection, re-letting on updated, better-protected terms, or preparing the property for sale — so the matter is genuinely closed, not just legally "won."

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