( 1 ) IT is said that statute is an edict of the legislature and the conventional way of interpreting or construing a statute is to seek the "intention" of its maker. The duty of judicalure is to act upon the true intention of the Legislature. Delhi Rent Control Act. 1958 (in short (he Act) was amended by the amendment Act 1988. Special provisions like Sections 14-A to 14-D were added to provide rights to certain classified landlords in order to enable them to recover immediate possession of their premises for their residence.

( 2 ) THE petitioner a tenant inhouseno. B-126. Sarvodaya Enclave, New Delhi, has denied the relationship of landlord and tenant between him and the respondent No. 1. The question raised is whether a nominee enrolled os member under Section 26 of the Delhi Co-operative Society Act or a legal heir of the deceased member would be the landlord of the tenanted premises. In order to appreciate his challenge to the impugned order, we have to have the facts before us.

( 3 ) MRS. Manju. respondent No. 1 herein, moved the Rent Controller by a petiti under Section 14-D. read with Section 25-B of the Act for recovery of possession of the premises consisti