Judgment

BHARGAVA, J:- This appeal by special leave is by a tenant who has been ordered to be ejected on the ground that be was in arrears of rent for more then three months and did not tender them even at the first hearing by the Rent Controller of the application for ejectment presented by the landlord under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act III of 1949. The High Court of Punjab and Haryana in its judgment stated that, admittedly, the rent of the premises was fixed at Rs. 20/- per month and was to be paid in advance each month. In addition, the rent of the electricity was to be paid separately. In dealing with the case, the High Court proceeded on the basis that, on the date of the application which was made on 22nd September, 1964, the rent that was in arrears amounted to Rs. 400/calculated @ Rs. 20/- per mensem. In addition, Rs. 22.05p were due as interest on this amount up to that date, and the costs due could be taken at the figure of Rs. 25/-- This totals to a sum of Rs. 447.05P. It was argued that, in addition, a sum of Rs. 50/28p was due as electricity charges. The amount in deposit, according to the tenant, came to Rs. 469, while the various amounts