JUDGMENT

VERMA, J.—The appellant, Gulraj Singh Grewal, took the suit premises situate in Ludhiana on monthly rent of Rs. 800/- from respondent No. 1, Dr. Harbans Singh, in March, 1980. Respondent No. 2; Dr. Ravinder Singh, is son of respondent No. 1, Dr. Harbans Singh. Both the respondents are medical practitioners. The respondents filed a petition for eviction of the appellant-tenant on three grounds, namely, personal need of the respondents under Section 13(3)(a)(i)(a); change of user under Section 13(2)(ii)(b); and impairment of value and utility of the rented building under Section 13(2)(iii) of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. The appellant contested the petition denying the existence of any of these grounds for eviction.

2. The Rent Controller dismissed the petition holding that none of the three grounds had been proved. On appeal by the respondents, the appellate authority held that the personal need of respondent No. 2, Dr. Ravinder Singh, one of the landlords, was proved and the ground of change of user of the rented building by the appellant had also been proved. The third ground relating to impairment of value and utility of the rented building was reject