( 1 ) THE petitioner has paid in the Court today a sum of Rs. 15,000. 00 towards arrears of rent which has been accepted by the respondent without prejudice to her rights regarding balance, if any. Counsel for the petitioner to file details of the payments made from February 1993 till date, within one week.

( 2 ) I have heard the petitioner s Counsel. His main contention is that the special procedure for service prescribed under Section 25-B of Rent Control Act has not been followed and there was no personal service on the petitioner. I have perused the record. I find that on two occasions, summons were issued in strict compliance of the procedure laid down under Section 25-B of Rent Control Act. Summons issued under registered A. D. post were taken to the petitioner s address. The cover was taken to the address on 28. 3. 1993, 29. 3. 1993, 30. 3. 1993, 31. 3. 1993, 2. 4. 1993, 3. 4. 1993 and 6. 4. 1993 and was returned with the postal remarks "bar bar jane par evam suchna dene parbhi praptkartaghar par nahin milta ". The summons issued by ordinary process were returned with the following report of the process server to the effect that brother and mother of the petitione