JUDGMENT

SUDHANSU JYOTI MUKHOPADHAYA, J

Leave granted.

2. These appeals have been preferred by the appellant against the judgment dated 29th February, 2012 passed by the High Court at Calcutta in S.A. No. 149 of 2007 with C.A.N. No. 10467 of 2009. By the impugned judgment, the High Court set aside the judgment and decree passed by the courts below and remanded the matter back for adjudication of the suit afresh.

3. The factual matrix of the case is as follows:

The appellant-plaintiff (hereinafter referred to as the ‘plaintiff’) filed a suit for eviction being O.S. No. 242 of 2001 before Civil Judge (Jr. Division), Paschim Medinipore against the predecessor in interest of the respondents (hereinafter referred to as the ‘defendant’) on the following grounds:

(i) That the defendant defaulted in payment of rent from the month of July, 2000.

(ii) That the plaintiff reasonably requires the suit premises for his own use and occupation.

(iii) That the plaintiff is not in possession of any reasonably suitable accommodation. The plaintiff wants to demolish the existing structures in the suit premises and the building therein and wants to make a new building for his own use and occupation for residen