( 1 ) THIS civil revision raises an important question as to the interprctation of Section 3 (c) as inserted by the Delhi Rent Control (Amendment) Act, 1988, (for short, the Amendment Act) That question arose before Hon ble Mr. Justice N. N. Goswami in the aforesaid revision. He, by his order dated 9 1. 19k9, referred the question to be answered authoritatively by the Division Bench of this Court. The question that arose before him was as to whether the Amendment Act applies to the pendicg proceedings and according to him as the question would arise in a number of pending cases before this court as well as before the Rent Controller and the Appellate authority, so for deciding the question authoritatively, reference was made by him for deciding the said question by the Division Bench.

( 2 ) WE may state a few relevant facts giving rise to the present reference.

( 3 ) THE petitioner in this petition, Mrs. Nirmaljeet Arora let out the premises in question to the respondent on 14. 7. 80 at a rental of Rs. 5000. 00 per month for a period of 3 years. On 18. 2. 1985, the petitioner filed a petition filed a petition for eviction under Section 14 (1 ) (e) read with Section 2