Hemant Gupta, J.

1. The tenant is in revision petition aggrieved against the order passed by the Appellate Authority under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 passing an order of ejectment on account of non-payment of arrears of rent after holding that there is relationship of landlord and tenant between the parties.

2. Respondent Mohan Lal sought ejectment of the present petitioner on account of non-payment of rent from 1.1.1977 to 30.9:1982 at the rate of Rs. 300/- per month in addition to the house tax. On the first date of hearing respondent-tenant tendered rent at the rate of Rs. 200/- per month with effect from 1.6.1982 to 31.10.1992. However, in written statement, the petitioner denied the relationship of landlord and tenant alleging therein that the premises in question were let out not by Mohan Lal, but his brother Sham Lal. The rate of rent was disputed and it was alleged that in fact, it was Rs. 200/- per month.

3. In support of their respective claim, both the parties produced number of witnesses. However, the learned Rent Controller dismissed the ejectment petition holding that the premises in dispute were let out by Sham Lal and therefore, there i