( 1 ) VED Parkash is the owner of the house situated in Bazar Chilli Kabar, Delhi which had been let out by him to one Noor Hasan. On July 15, 1961, Ved Parkash filed an application for ejectment of Noor Hasan Under Section l4 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, herein called the Act. On September 22, 1961, an eviction order was passed against the said tenant, who had admitted the claim ofved Parkash,the landlord. It appears that the house was under the occupation of one Rashid, who claimede to be a lawful sub-tenant After obtaining permission from the Competent Authority under the Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, Ved Parkash took out execution proceedings in order to evict Rashid, the occupant. It was at this stage that Rashid filed an application under sections 16, 18 and 25 of the Act, contending that he was not bound by the decree of eviction as he was a lawful sub-tenant and had become the direct tenant under Ved Parkash the decr ee-holder. decree-for being impleaded in the proceeding. He also stated that he preferred his claim even before the Competent Authority uader the Slum Areas (Improvement and Cleirance) Act, but without success. The object