( 1 ) THIS is a second appeal arising in the following circumstances.

( 2 ) THE appellant is the landlord and the respondent is the tenant. The premises were let out on Februarys, 1956, at the rate of Rs. 120-00 per month. Both filed applications for fixation of standard rent. The tenant allowed his application to be dismissed in default. The Controller raised the rent to Rs. 140-00. Both went in appeal. The appeal of the tenant was dismissed by the Rent Control Tribunal and by its order dated November 14, 1968, it accepted the appeal of the landlord and fixed the standard rent of the premises in question at Rs. 200-00 per month with effect from May 27, 1961. The tenant filed an appeal in the High Court. Pending this appeal, an eviction petition was filed by the landlord under clause (a) of the proviso to Sub-section (1) of Section 14 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (herein after the Act), on November 7, 1970. An application for a direction under Sub section (1) of Section 15 of the Act was made. This court by its order dated August 18, 1971, made in the said appeal, reduced the standard rent from Rs. 200-00 per month to Rs. 160-00 per month. However, the Controller r