( 1 ) THE appellant herein is a landlord. He owns a premises in the town of Gurdaspur. The said premises was let out to the respondent-tenant in the year 1971 for residential purposes under an agreement. In the year 1991, the appellant retired from service. Under such circumstances, the appellant filed an application under Section 13-A of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") for eviction of respondent-tenant from the premises in dispute on the ground that he is a specified landlord and he requires the premises for his own need. The Rent Controller after having found that the appellant is a specified landlord and further that the premises was let out for residential purposes, allowed the application filed by the appellant.

( 2 ) AGGRIEVED, the tenant filed a Revision Petition under sub-section (8) of Section 18-A of the Act before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The High Court, in exercise of its revisional power, allowed the Revision Petition by setting aside the order of the Rent Controller. It is against this order the appellant is in appeal.

( 3 ) LEARNED counsel appearing for the appellant urged that the High Court while exerci