JUDGMENT

R.C. Lahoti, J.

There are two cases relating to two premises, both being part of the same building, owned by the same owners but held on tenancy by two tenants. The two premises are described as Door Nos. 11-45-60 and 11-45-60/A situated at Thavvavari Street or Vijayawada. The tenants in the two premises were holding each at a monthly rent of Rs. 250/- under the appellant-landlords. For convenience sake we would refer to the parties only as landlord and tenant.

2. The landlord initiated proceedings for recovery of possession over the tenancy premises alleging that the same were required bona fide by the landlord for the immediate purpose of demolishing and such demolition was to be made for the purpose of erecting new building on the site of the building sought to be demolished, a ground contemplated under Clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 12 of the A.P. Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960 (hereinafter the act, for short). The landlord was successful in both the proceedings and vide the order dated 21.2.1986, the Rent Controller directed the two tenants to put the landlord in possession of the tenancy premises within one month from the date of the or