JUDGMENT

Alka Sarin, J. - The present revision petition has been filed by the tenantpetitioner against the order of ejectment passed against him by the Rent Controller, Jalandhar. The landlord-respondent had filed an ejectment application under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act') which was accepted by the Rent Controller.

2. The landlord-respondent averred that he is a NRI and is residing in the UK and is holding a British passport. According to the landlordrespondent he is the owner of the premises in dispute in which the tenantpetitioner was inducted as a tenant about 9 years ago. According to the landlord-respondent the tenant-petitioner had failed to pay the rent and that the landlord-respondent required the premises in dispute for his own use and occupation. As per the landlord-respondent he and his children were settled abroad but due to political and economic uncertainty they had decided to settle in the country of their origin.

3. The tenant-petitioner filed an application seeking leave to defend which was allowed by the Rent Controller. Thereafter the tenantpetitioner filed a written statement taking the plea