First Hearing Of Application

First hearing of application, The word first hearing of the application as used in proviso (i) to sub-s. (2) of s. 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 does not mean the day fixed for return of the summons or the returnable day but the day when the Court applies its mind to the case, Sham Lal v. Atma Nand Jain Sabha, AIR 1987 SC 197: (1987) 1 SCC 222: (1987) 1 SCR 509.