V. S. Deshpande, J.

( 1 ) THE question REFERRED TO the Division Bench is whether the Controller has power to extend the period of limitation of 15 days prescribed in the Third Schedule to the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (the Act), for obtaining leave to contest the application for eviction filed by the landlord against the tenant on the ground specified in clause (e) of the proviso to Sub-section (1) of Section 14 or under Section 14a thereof either by invoking Section 5 read with Section 29 (2) of the Limitation Act, 1963 or otherwise. The respondent landlady filed a petition for eviction against the petitioner-tenant under clause (e) of Sub-section (1) of Section 14 of the Act. Such an application is governed by the expeditious procedure laid down in. Section 25b of the Act. As required by Section 25b (4) the summons to the tenant was issued in the form Specified in the Third Schedule. The tenant was informed thereby that "you are hereby summoned to appear before the Controller within fifteen days of the service here of and to obtain the leave of the Controller to contest the application for eviction on the ground aforesaid; in default whereof, the applicant will be entitled at

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