GAJENDRAGADKAR, J.-This appeal raises a short question about the construction of clauses 23, 24 and 24-A in The Central Provinces and Berar Letting of Houses and Rent Control Order, 1949 (hereinafter called the Order). Jogeshwar s/o Parmanand Bhishikar (hereinafter called the respondent) owns a house known as the Bhishikar Bhawan in Nagpur. Block No. 2A had been let out by him to a firm known as the Dayalbagh Stores for carrying on business. Since the tenant was in arrears as to rent, the respondent obtained from the Rent Control Authorities permission to terminate the said tenancy. Meanwhile, the tenant intimated to the respondent by telegram on July 24, 1955, that it had vacated the said premises on that day. Prior to the receipt of this telegram, however, the appellant Chimandas Bagomal Sindhi had made an application to the Addi. Dy. Commissioner, Nagpur, on July 15, 1955, that the premises occupied by the said tenant were likely to fall vacant, and prayed that the same should be allotted to him as he was a displaced person within the meaning of the Order. The Addi. D. C. passed an order of provisional allotment in favour of the appellant on the same day and since then, the appellant has been in possession of the said premises.
