JUDGMENT

B.C.JAUHARI, J.

(2) THIS is an appeal against the judgment and decree passed by Sri B.N. Srivastava, Second Additional District. Judge, Allahabad, dated 4/08/1978, and arises out of an interpleader suit filed by the Allahabad Polytechnic, Allahabad, impleading the appellant and the Union of India, on the allegation that the appellant had let out the property, premises No. 29, Chaitham Lines, Allahabad Cantonment bearing Survey No. 143, to Allahabad Polytechnic and rent had been paid upto 30/06/1970, The Polytechnic was informed by the Union of India that they had resumed the grant relating to the property and henceforth rent should be paid to the Union of India, failing which the tenancy would be terminated. In view of the uncertainty as to whom the rent should be paid to the interpleader suit was filed.

(3) THE case of the Union of India was that the property in question was held by the predecessor of the appellant Sri Manmohan Dass Tandon under old grant terms under G.G. 0. No. 179 of September 12, 1836 and under condition No. 6(1) of the said G.G.0. the site of the building was resumed by the Union of India) by serving a resumption notice dat