( 1 ) SMT. Iqbal Kaur, landlady, filed a petition for eviction of the appellant. wherein an order of eviction was passed by the Controller on 7th November, 1973. Mohinder Singh, tenant filed an appeal before the Rent Control Tribunal and on 18th April, 1975 he made a statement withdrawing his appeal and sought time to vacate the premises upto 30th April, 1977. He also undertook to hand over vacant and peaceful possession of the premises in dispute to the respondents on or before 1st May, 1977. The landlady alleges that the tenant did not deliver possession according to his undertaking. She therefore made an application on 15th March 1979 before the Rent Control Tribunal to take proceedings against the tenant under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The Tribunal served the tenant by publication and referred the matter to this Court vide order dated 25th September, 1979. The tenant-contemner filed his reply. His contention is that the contempt proceedings initiated by the landlady are barred by time under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts, Act, 1971. His second contention is that he vacated and surrendered the possession of the premises in question on 30th September , 1