( 1 ) THE Appellant, Delhi Cloth and General Mills Company Limited in these two connected appeals, S. A. O. No. 200/67 and 208/67 is the landlord of the premises occupied by respondent No. 1, Hem Chand, as a tenant. The agreed rent of the premises was Rs. 165. 00 per month. The tenant defaulted in payment of rent. The landlord issued and served notice of demand and ejectment dated August 10, 1963 on him demanding arrears of rent and also complaining that he had unauthorisedly sublet the premises under his tenancy. The tenant paid a sum of Rs. 1,000. 00 only towards the arrears demanded Within the notice period. On February 24, 1964, the landlord filed an application for eviction of the tenant under Section 14 of the Delhi. Rent Control Act (hereafter called the Act ) on grounds of non-payment of rent and unauthorised subletting and otherwise parting with possession of the premises. The alleged sub-tenants, M/s. Bipin Kumar Satish Kumar, were also impleaded as respondent No. 2 in the application. On September 9, 1964, the Additional Rent Controller, on the application of the landlord, passed an order under Section 15 (1) of the Act directing the tenant to deposit a