This is a revision filed by the landlord against an order passed by the Rent Tribunal and District Munsif in F.R.C.M.A. No. 36 of 1957 on his file. The respondent herein filed an application before the Rent Controller for fixation of fair rent. It was numbered as F.R. No. 438 of 1957. The petitioner herein filed a counter on 22nd May, 1957, in which he admitted the respondent to be a tenant and pleaded an agreement for higher rent. When the petition came on for hearing on 29th May, 1957, it was dismissed for non-appearance. The suit was then restored and renumbered as F.R. No. 457 of 1957, and it was posted to some date in June, 1957. The case was adjourned at the request of both the parties to 9th July, 1957. On 9th July, 1957, the respondent herein was examined as P.W. 1. The trial was adjourned to 30th July, 1957. On 30th July, 1957, P.VVs. 2 and 3 were examined, and the respondent is said to have closed his case. Then the petitioner herein filed an additional counter dated 9th July, 1957. In the meantime one Natesa filed F.R. No. 498 of 1957 dated 29th May, 1957 before the same Rent Controller in respect of the same lands for fixation of fair rent. In that the present p