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9. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that suit is maintainable and is not barred by section 77 of Punjab Tenancy Act (hereinafter referred to as an Act). Learned counsel for the respondents, on the other hand, urged to the contrary. Heard and perused the record. Section 1(2) of the Act says that "this Act extends to that part of Union Territory of Delhi which is described in schedule A to the Delhi Laws Act, 1912". Section 2 of Delhi Laws Act, 1915 says that "territory specified in schedule A to the Delhi Laws Act, 1912 and notification made therein shall be deemed to be enforced in the territory specified by schedule 1 of this Act in the same manner and name of village Gharoli falls in schedule 1 and therefore section 77 of the Act is applicable to the village Gharoli". The suit property is situated in village Gharoli so section 77 of the Act is applicable to the suit property. Section 77(3) of the Act says that "following suits shall be instituted in and hut and determined by revenue courts and no other courts shall take cognizance of any dispute or matter with respect to viz. any suit might have been instituted". There are three groups shown in section 77 of the Act. The type of suit as reflected in category F of second group deals with the suits by a tenant U/s 45 of the Act to contest liability to ejectment when notice of ejectment has been served. Section 42 of the Act says that "a tenant shall not be ejected otherwise than in execution of decree for ejectment, except in the following cases : a) when a decree for an arrear of rent in respect of his tenancy has been passed against him and remains unsatisfied. b) when the tenant has not a right of occupancy and doesn't hold for a fixed term under a contract or a decree or order of competent authority. Section 43 of the Act says that the landlord may apply to the Revenue Officer for the ejectment of a tenant in the cases mentioned in the clause 'a' of section 42 of the Act or for the service of tenant of a notice of ejectment under clause 'b' of section 42 of the Act. Section 45 of the Act says that "on receiving the applications of the landlord in any sch case as mentioned in clause 'b' of section 42 of the Act, the Revenue Officer shall, if the application is in order and not opened to objection on the face of it, cause a notice of ejectment to be served on the tenant". Clause 3 says that "notice shall specify the name of landlord and describe the land to which it relates and shall inform the tenant that he must vacate the land before the first day of May next following, or that, if intends to contest his liabilities to ejectment, he must institute a suit for that purpose in revenue courts for the service of notice from two months".