JUDGMENT

D.P. Mohapatra, J.-Leave granted.

2. This appeal, filed by the defendants of O.S. No.778 of 1996 on the file of the City Civil Court, Hyderabad, is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in City Civil Court Appeal (CCCA) Nos. 99 and 100 of 1999 dismissing the appeal filed by the appellants and confirming the judgment/decree passed by the Trial Court. The dispute raised in the case relates to eviction of the tenants from the premises described as "Central Studio", Door No. 3-6-356/8, Basheer Bagh Road, Hyderabad and Door No.119/A, White Hall, Sardar Patel Road, Hyderabad. The appellants, who were travelers of the "Central Studio", were tenants of the premises under the respondent Nagarjuna Travels and Hotels Pvt. Ltd., which is the owner of the plot.

3. The respondent filed the aforementioned suit against the appellants seeking the decree of eviction from the suit premises. In the suit the following reliefs were sought by the plaintiff :-

"(a) Plaintiff company be put in possession of the suit premises by evicting the defendants therefrom.

(b) Arrears of rent i.e. 2,600/- p.m. for the months of September, 1995