( 1 ) RESPDT. 2 obtained an eviction order against petitioner on 4. 8. 66 which was executable after31. 12. 71. On 17. 4. 72, Respdt. 2 applied for permission U/s 19 of Slum Areas Act which was granted on 28. 1. 75. Tenant filed petition U/art. 227 to High Court questioning order of competent authority on grounds, amongst other, that tenant s affidavit had been wrongly rejected. Judgment after giving above facts. para 9 onwards is :-

( 2 ) BEFORE I close I would like to comment upon the question of affidavits once again, Social beneficial legislation has been undertaken by the State to fulfil the avowed purpose of creating a welfare State. It is for this reason that special Tribunals have been created and certain benefits and protections have been given to what may generally be called the weaker section of the society. In order, however, to mitigate the trouble and inconvenience caused by high cost of litigation or the time taken in normal litigation, summary procedures have been permitted in Tribunals. In furtherance of the concept of expenditions trial evidence is often taken in Tribunals on affidavits. These affidavits must, therefore, be proper affidavits confirmin