14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act reads as under: "14(1) xxx xxx xxx Provided that the Controller, may, on an application made to him in the pre scribed manner, make an order for the recovery of possession of the premises on one or more of the following grounds only, namely: (a) to (d) xxx xxx xxx (e) that the premises let for residential purposes are required bona fide by the land lord for occupation as a residence for himself or for any member of his family dependent on him, if he is the owner thereof, or for any person for whose benefit the premises are held and that the landlord or such person has no other reasonably suitable residential accommo dation; Explanation For the purposes of this clause "premises let for residential purposes" include any premises which having been let for use as a residence are, without the consent of the landlord, used incidentally for commercial or other purposes; xx xxx xxx ' ' The phrase used in this provision is "if he is the owner thereof" and it 1081 is on the basis of these words that the present controversy has been raised and it appears to be the only point on the basis of which the learned counsel for the appellant had argued this appeal.