( 1 ) THE facts giving rise to this revision petition are that Shri Jagdish Chander Gulati and Smt. Bimla Rani Gulati, petitioners herein, agreed to purchase the house in dispute bearing No. 6/22, Eact Patel Nagar New Delhi from its owners Shri R. N. Sethi, B. N. Sethi and Smt. Kaushalaya Devi and an agreement to sell was duly executed on 13. 1. 78 and the sale consideration was settled at Rs- l,50,000. 00 On payment of Rs. 75. 000/ towards part of the sale consideration possession of the ground floor and barsati was handed over to them. The petitioners thus acquired the possession of the ground floor and barsati of these premises on 13. 1. 1978 The first floor remained in possession of the respondent Ram Chand Lakram Ralwani, who was the tenant under the previous owners. The sale deed was not executed in favour of the petitioners, which led them to file a suit for specific performance and this Court vide order dated 29. 9. 1983 passed a decree for specific performance in suit No. 838/80 directing the previous owners to execute the sale-deed of this property in favour of the petitioners subject to the petitioners paying the balance amount of sale consideration before