I.S.Tiwana, J.

1. The petitioner-tenants have concurrently been ordered to be evicted from Shop-cum-flat (SCF) No. 15, Sector 9-D, Chandigarh, belonging to respondent Nand Kumar Khosla, an Advocate by profession, on the ground that they were using the building in question for a purpose other than the one for which it was leased and the respondent-landlord bona fide required the same for his own use and occupation.

2. The relevant facts pleaded in the application under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) are that the demised property which is a residential building, was constructed by Mr. L.N. Khosla (deceased), father of the respondent, and was initially let out to the petitioners for carrying on their business as `Karyana dealers and general merchants in the front portion (described as shop) on the ground floor and the rest of the premises, that is, the back portion on the ground floor and the first floor for residential purposes vide lease deed dated October 7, 1968 (Exhibit P.2), at a monthly rent of Rs. 285/-. Later, vide lease deed dated December 7, 1970, (Exhibit P.1) executed between the parties, the rat