M.S.Liberhan, J.

1. This revision petition has arisen from the order of ejectment by the Rent Controller, Chandigarh, dated 23-11-1984 and affirmed by the Appellate Authority.

2. The ejectment was sought on the ground of non-payment of rent since 1-1-1983 at the rate of Rs. 1,000/- per month.

3. The tenant refuted the grounds of ejectment. It was averred that the rent has been tendered as claimed in the petition along with interest and costs.

4. It would be expedient to reproduce the only surviving plea as taken in the ejectment application and the sequences of subsequent events which followed the filing of the ejectment application, in order to answer the questions raised by the parties :-

"3. The respondents are liable for ejectment from the demised premises on the following grounds :-

(1) that respondent No. 1 has not paid or tendered the rent in respect of the demised premises since first of January, 1983, at the rate of Rs. 1,000/- to the applicant."

The ejectment application bears the date 30-5-1983. Similarly the facts averred are verified to be true and correct on 30-5-1983 at Chandigarh. So far sequel of events subsequent to the filing of the application are concer