( 1 ) THE present appeal arises from judgment dated February 5, 1993 passed by Mr. K. S. Gupta, Rent Control Tribunal, Delhi.

( 2 ) THE brief facts are that the respondent filed petition for eviction on July 5, 1987 on the allegations that Krishan Lal @ Krishan Kumar, since deceased, father of the appellants, was the tenant in the premises, as detailed in the petition for eviction, forming part of property No. B-3/16, Model Town, on a monthly rental of Rs. 20. 00 excluding water and electricity charges and after the purchase of the above property by him under registered Sale Deed dated December 9, 1980, the said Krishan Lal became a tenant under the respondent. It was alleged that after the death of Krishan Lal, the appellants neither paid nor tendered the arrears of rent with effect from January 1, 1986 despite service of notice of demand dated May 7, 1987. It was further averred that in eviction Petition No. 122/1981 (K. M. Sharma v. Krishan Lal ). Krishan Lal was given benefit of Section 14 (2) of Delhi Rent Control Act (hereinafter REFERRED TO to as the Act") by Shri J. M. Malik, the then Additional Rent Controller, vide order dated September 11,1985. The said order