Mehar Singh, J.

1. These three revision petitions, Sant Ram Des Raj V/s. Karam Chand, Civil Revision No. 373 of 1960, Ram Nath V/s. Lal Singh, Civil Revision No, 190 of 1961, and Bhagwati Parshad V/s. Jamni and Ram Singh, Civil Revision No. 59 of 1961, have been taken together because a common question of law has arisen for consideration in these petitions on three separate references that have come before this Bench.

2. The first revision petition, Civil Revision No. 373 of 1960, concerns properly No. 586 Ward No. 7 of Kalka town. It was the property of Abdul Rashid Butt under an oral tenancy with Sant Ram DES Raj petitioner-firm, at an annual rental of Rs. 450/- Abdul Rashid Butt sold half defined part of it to Karam Chand respondent on April 2, 1957. The responent is admittedly in possossion of rented accommodation consisting of one room with a kitchen. It is, however, in somewhat dilapidated condition. Apart from him there are two Other members of his family, his wife and mother. On January 21, 1958, be made an application under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (East Punjab Act No. III of 1949), hereinafter to be referred as the Act, for ev