JUDGMENT Gurusharan Sharma, J. 1. In Title (Eviction) Suit No. 2 of 1997, an order under Section 15 of the Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1982 was passed, whereby defendant was directed to deposit arrears of rent as well as current and future rent till disposal of the suit. 2. Against the said order, defendant preferred Civil Revision No. 62 of 1998 (R) in this Court, which was dismissed on 28.7.1998. Order passed by trial Court was confirmed and defendant was allowed 15 days time from the date of order to deposit arrears of rent and trial Court was directed not to allow the plaintiff to withdraw the said amount till final decision in the suit. 3. However, instead of depositing the amount of arrears of rent by 13.8.1998, the defendant deposited the same on 25.8.1998, i.e. after twelve days delay. 4. The defendant approached this Court for extension of time granted by order dated 25.7.1998 but his prayer was refused as revision application was already disposed of. However, liberty was given to him to approach this Court, in case any adverse order is passed by the trial Court in this regard. 5. On 1.9.1998, plaintiff filed a petition in this suit for striking off defendants defence against ejectment for non-compliance of order passed under Section 15 and by impugned order dated 19.12.1998 his defence was struck off. 6. It is well settled that provisions of Section 15 of the said Act are directory and not mandatory and in appropriate circumstance the Court is empowered to extend the time for depositing the rent and a default at the instance of defendant, if supported by reasonable cause can be excused. 7. The defendant asserted that he came to know about direction of this Court dated 28.7.1998 from plaintiff No. 2 only on 16.8.1998. He contacted his lawyer immediately on 17.8.1998 and on the next date, i.e. on 18.8.1998 challan for Rs. 16,400/- was filed in Court. So the defendant took step immediately to deposit the amount of rent as soon as he came to know about this Courts direction. 8. In such circumstances, I set aside the impugned order and direct defendant-petitioner to deposit arrears of rent till July, 2001 within four weeks from today (17.7.2001) and current and future rent from August, 2001 onward by 15th day of each succeeding month. 9. 8. In such circumstances, I set aside the impugned order and direct defendant-petitioner to deposit arrears of rent till July, 2001 within four weeks from today (17.7.2001) and current and future rent from August, 2001 onward by 15th day of each succeeding month. 9. In the result, this revision application is allowed with aforesaid direction. However, there shall be no order as to costs. 10. Revision application allowed .