( 1 ) THE appellant filed the present eviction petition in August 1977against two respondents,nainely,sharda Deviand Ms. Ranjita Shalini for their eviction from the suit premises comprising of ground floor of House No. 122, Golf Links, New Delhi on the grounds contained under Clauses (b) and (d) of proviso to Sub-section (1) of Section 14 of the Delhi Rent Control Act (hereinafter REFERRED TO to as the Act ). Ground (b) relates to sub-letting while ground (d) relates to residential premises not being occupied by the tenant or any member of his family for a period nf six months immediately before the date of filing of the eviction petition.

( 2 ) ACCORDING to the appellants one Mahadevan was the tenant in the premises. His tenancy had been duly terminated through a notice dated 27th February, 1968 served on him on 1st March 1968. After the service of the said notice an eviction petition had been filed by the appellants herein against Mahadevan alleging that he had sub-let the premises to Sharda Devi. During the pendency of the said eviction petition, Mahadevan married Sharda Devi and the said eviction petition failed. The service of notice of termination of tenancy on Maha