( 1 ) THE petitioner through the present petition seeks quashment of the order dated August 2, 1989 passed by respondent No. 2 under Section 19 (1) (a) of the Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956 (hereinafter REFERRED TO to as the Act for the sake of convenience) whereby permission was granted to respondent No. 1 to institute eviction proceedings against M/s. Dimple (P) Ltd. (hereinafter REFERRED TO to as the petitioner for the sake of brevity ).

( 2 ) BRIEF facts which gave rise to the present petition are as under : that the petitioner was inducted as a tenant in the year 1957 in the first floor of the property bearing No. 1564. Ishwari Niwas, Bhagirath Place, Chandni Chowk, Delhi (hereinafter REFERRED TO to as the disputed property) by Shri Ishwari Prashad father of respondent No. 1. The said Shri Ishwari Prashad filed a petition bearing petition No. ESN/5043/85 in the court of the Competent Authority (Slum) for grant of permission to initiate eviction proceedings against the petitioner for eviction from the disputed property. The said Shri Ishwari Prashad expired during the pendency of the said proceedings. Consequently on his death, respondent No