Manmohan Singh, J.

1. The petitioners have filed the present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India against the impugned order dated 20th October, 2012 passed by the District Judge-cum-A.S.J.-Incharge (West)/ARCT, Delhi, whereby the appeal under Sections 14(1)(d) & (h) of the Delhi Rent Control Act (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and upheld the order passed by the learned trial court directing the eviction of the petitioners from premises bearing No.AD-40, Tagore Garden, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as “tenanted premises”).

2. Brief facts of the case are that the respondents are the owner and landlord of the tenanted premises. As per averments made in the eviction petition that one Sita Ram, son of Sh.Shankar Dass was inducted as tenant by the respondents in the aforesaid premises in the year 1975 at monthly rent of Rs.530/- excluding electricity and water charges. The said rent was always paid by Mr.Sita Ram and rent receipts were issued by the respondents in the name of Mr.Sita Ram from time to time for monthly rent paid by him which was also acknowledged by him.

3. From 1st January, 1992 Mr.Sita Ram had not paid the rent with respect to the t