( 1 ) THE petitioner Nand Gopal, Proprietor of Gupta Steels (India) was in occupation of the ground floor premises in dispute situated in Karnal Road, Delhi, and owned by respondent Kartar Singh, on a rent of Rs. 2000. 00 per month under a licence deed dated 1-1-1977 due to expire on 31-12-1979. It was agreed that the petitioner will be entitled to use the water and industrial power. The petitioner then installed furnaces and machines of the steel rerolling factory. By an agreement of 22-2-1978, Rs. l,00,000. 00 was advanced by the petitioner to the respondents upon the conditions that the loan shall be payable within a year and the petitioner shall not beevicted until the amount of loan was repaid. On 19-9-1979 a suit for recovery of the said loan was filed by the petitioner.

( 2 ) ON 5-11-1979 the respondent Kartar Singh came to the premises, began to quarrel, manhandled him, got the power supply disconnected and broke the telephone. The petitioner lodged a report of this occurrence with the police. The flying squad was called and light was provided from the main station.

( 3 ) ON 17-1-1980, the petitioner filed an application under Sec. 45 of the Delhi Rent Contro