JUDGMENT

VENKATARAMIAH, J. :— These three appeals by special leave are directed against a common judgment and order dated Aug. 27, 1980 of the Calcutta High Court in three Civil Rules Nos. 260-262 arising under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

2. The first respondent in each of these appeals is Deb Kumar Sen Sarma. He was working as a Sub-Inspector of Police, Calcutta in the year, 1977 and was residing in a Government building being flat No. 8 on the third floor of premises No. 20A, Lower Range. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Headquarters, Calcutta issued a notice to him to vacate the above mentioned flat forthwith as he owned a residential building in the name of his wife bearing No. 22/E, Lower Range, Calcutta-17 which was in the occupation of tenants, the appellants herein and another person by name Ahmed Hussain Molla. The appellants in each of these cases and the said Ahmed Hussain Molla were occupying under separate leases different portions of the building bearing No. 22/E, Lower Range, Calcutta-17 which was standing in the name of Sudha Rani Sen Sarma, wife of the first respondent. On receipt of the notice asking him to vac