1. This revision petition has been filed by the respondent against the order of the Rent Controller, Hissar, dated Jan. 29, 1979, whereby he rejected the application for striking off the right to prosecute the application for fixation of fair rent by Suresh Chand Jain, applicant.

2. Briefly the facts are that Suresh Chand Jain filed an application for fixation of fair rent, under S.4 of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, against Manak Chand respondent. The Rent Controller fixed various dates for the evidence of the petitioner but he could not lead full evidence. Ultimately Oct. 3, 1978 was fixed for the statement of the petitioner. On that date he made a request for summoning the additional witnesses. The learned Rent Controller allowed the request subject to payment of Rs. 15 as costs and adjourned the case to Nov. 4, 1978. On that date too the petitioner did not produce the additional witnesses nor he himself appeared in the witness box. He also did not pay the costs awarded on Oct. 3, 1978. On his request the case was again adjourned to Nov. 29, 1978, subject to payment of Rs. 10 as costs. On the adjourned date he again did not pay the costs which were