S.P.Goyal, J.

1. This judgment will dispose of three Civil Revision Nos. 1447, 1448 and 1449 of 1981 as all on them are between the same parties and involve common questions of law and fact.

2. Smt. Ramti Devi, the land-lady, filed a petition in the year 1975 for ejectment of the respondent from the house in dispute on the grounds that Sat Parkash tenant has not paid the rent since October 1, 1974; that he is using the demised premises for commercial purpose; that she requires the said premises for her own occupation and that its value and utility has been impaired by the tenant. She filed two other petitions in the year 1977 and 1978 mainly on the ground of non-payment of rent but all other grounds taken in the earlier petition were also reiterated. Respondent No. 1 only contested the petition, tendered the arrears of rent and controverted the other allegations. He further pleaded that the building in dispute was let out for purpose of business and in the alternative alleged that it was a scheduled building where he was practising as Vaid since the last fifteen years. After trial, the Rent Controller found that the predecessor-in-interest of the present landlady had moved