( 1 ) AN eviction petition on the grounds of subletting was filed almost three decades ago, on 21. 11:1972. It was decided in favour of the Landlord by the Additional Rent Controller in 1985. The Tenant s appeal was allowed by the Rent Control Tribunal in July 1987. The present Second Appeal was admitted on 15. 12. 87. Thereafter, although this Appeal was listed on 24 occasions, not once has anyone entered appearance for any of the Respondents. A vakalatnama was filed on behalf of Respondent No. 1 presumably, in February 1988. Respondent No. 4 had to be served through publication in the Statesman for the hearing scheduled for 11. 3. 1996 at 11 a. m. (Actual), but there was still no appearance for this Respondents or any of the other Respondents, on that date.

( 2 ) THE case set out by the Respondents in these applications is that their Counsel did not appear on 11. 9. 2000 since their names were not mentioned in the Cause List for that date. They came to know of the passing of the orders accepting/allowing the appeal on an inspection of the Court records on 12. 10. 2000, apparently by Shri K. J. S. Kalra, Advocate. This exercise was allegedly carried out because the t