R.N.Mittal, J.

1. This revision petition has been filed against the judgment of the Appellate Authority, Ferozepore, dated February 14, 1974.

2. Briefly the case of Onkar Mal, landlord, was that he had let out the shop in dispute to Gulab Chand and Banwari Lal at a rent of Rs. 45/- per mensem with effect from January, 1958, vide rent note dated January 1, 1958 Banwari Lal and Gulab Chand. without the consent of the applicant, had sub let the shop to the Punjab Rajasthan Goods Carrier respondent No. 3, through, Sohan Lal, Jagan Nath and Balkar Singh, proprietors and gave its possession to them. It is further alleged that respondent Nos. 1 and 2 were in arrears of rent from March 1, 1967 to August 31, 1969, amounting to Rs. 1,950/-. The landlord filed an application for the ejectment of the alleged tenants and sub-tenants inter alia on the aforesaid grounds. Gulab Chand and Banwari Lal did not attend the Court in spite of service and were proceeded against ex-parte. Sohan Lal, Jagan Nath and Balkar Singh appeared in the Court and contested the application for ejectment. In their written statement they stated that they had entered into a partnership with Gulab Chand for carryi