( 1 ) ON 27/7/1977 the appellant and the respondent made an application under Section 21 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (for short the Act ) before the Rent Controller, Delhi for permission to let out the ground floor of House No. E-239, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi to the appellant for a period of three years. On 28/7/1977statements of the appellant and the respondent were recorded and the Additional Controller granted permission to the respondent to let out the said premises to the appellant for residential purposes for a period of three years with effect from 28/7/1977.

( 2 ) ON 20/1/1981 the respondent filed an application for obtaining possession of the said premises. On 27/3/1981 the appellant filed objections. He has alleged that the respondent was not entitled to possession of the suit premises : his son P. K. Sehgal was tenant in the premises on a monthly rent of Rs. 500. 00 from 1/8/1974 to 13/11/1976 when he was transferred to "nasik and from 14/11/1976 the appellant was accepted as a tenant on a monthly rent of Rs. 700. 00 by the respondent ; the appellant had paid rent for the period 14/11/1976 onwards Rs. 700. 00per month and he has been in possessi