Khanna v Baweja; Baweja v Khanna [2017] NSWCATCD 8

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Khanna v Baweja; Baweja v Khanna [2017] NSWCATCD 8 Hearing dates: 14 December 2016 Decision date: 01 February 2017 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: P French, General Member Decision: In matter numbers and RT 16/25681; RT 16/33565; and RT 16/44944 (the proceedings as a whole):

1. The tenant, Geeta Khanna, is granted leave to be represented at the hearing by Sanjeev Khanna.

2. Sanjeev Khanna's application pursuant to section 77 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 for an order from the Tribunal that would join him as a party to the proceedings is granted.

3. The tenant's application under section 48 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 for a direction that would require the Divisional Registrar to issue a summons to the landlord is refused.

4. The landlord, Jaskeerat Baweja, is to make any application for costs by 13 February 2017 by filing that application with the Divisional Registrar and serving a copy of it on the tenant and Mr Khanna. Any such application must particularise the costs claimed and be supported where possible by evidence of those costs.

5. If the landlord makes any application for costs, the tenant and Mr Khanna are to file with the Divisional Registrar and serve on the landlord's Managing Agent any submission they may wish to make in response by 27 February 2017.

6. Any application for costs made by the landlord will then be determined by the Tribunal as presently constituted on the papers after 27 February 2017.

In matter numbers and RT 16/25681 and RT 16/33565 (the tenant's applications):