( 1 ) THE respondent (hereinafter referred to as the landlady ) on 1st March, 1977 filed an application under Section 14 (l) (e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 for the eviction of the petitioner (hereinafter referred to as the tenant ).

( 2 ) IN the eviction petition it was stated that the family of the landlady consisted of herself and her two sons. The elder son was married and had one son of about 1 years and the other son was still a student of B. Pharma. It was contended that she was in occupation of only four rooms on the ground floor besides a kitchen, a bathroom and a W. C. and she had one small store room on the first floor. It is further mentioned that one room was being used as drawing-room and another as dining-room. Another room was being used as bed-room by the elder son of the family. The only remaining room was being shared by the landlady and her younger son. It is also alleged that there was no guest-room in the possession of the landlady and guests often visited her. The elder son was stated to be a Charteredccountant and was working as an Accounts Officer in the Indian Oil Corporation at New Delhi. It was alleged that he required a separ