JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by an order dated 11th January 1993 whereby the learned Additional Rent Controller allowed an eviction petition against the petitioner on the ground of bonafide requirement of the landlord (respondent herein).

.2. The eviction petition was filed by two persons namely Smt. Uganti Devi and Smt. Sheela Devi. The petitioner made both of them as respondents. During the pendency of the petition, one of the respondent Smt. Uganti Devi, respondent No.2 died on 25th February 1994. The petitioner made no attempt to bring on record the legal representative of deceased respondent No.2 and the petition was dismissed. On appeal, the Supreme Court restored this revision petition, however, an issue whether the Civil Revision as a whole would abate on death of Smt. Uganti Devi for not bringing her Lrs on record was left open by the Hon”ble Supreme Court while allowing the SLP of the petitioner. I consider that it would be appropriate to decide this petition on merits.

3. The two landladies had filed an eviction petition contending therein that they were the owners of the premises. Smt. Uganti Devi, the co-owner and her dependent