Judgment

Srinivasan, J.-The appellant became a tenant under Amar Singh the grand-father of the present respondents with respect to premises situate in E-222, East of Kailash on 29.6.1979. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to as tenant and landlord herein. A joint application was filed before the Additional Rent Controller (for short A.R.C.), Delhi under Section 21 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 hereinafter referred to as the Act for permis­sion to let the premises for a limited period of two years. The same was granted on 3.7.1979. On 29.6.1981 another joint application under Section 21 was filed for permission to create a limited tenancy for two years. On 30.6.1981 statements of landlord and tenant were record­ed by the A.R.C.. Permission was granted for a period of three years. On the expiry of that period the tenant did not vacate the premises and the landlord filed an application for execution. Notice was issued to the tenant returnable on 25.1.85. As he was not served, fresh notice was ordered for 19.4.85. On that day, the tenant did not appear though served on 24.3.85. The court directed issue of warrant but in the afternoon, the tenant appeared be