( 1 ) THE respondents herein were admittedly inducted into possession of the site in the appelleants Bus Station Complex at Tanuku in the month of July, 1978 for running various stalls on deposit of certain amount and on furnishing security. They continued to remain in possession from time to time till July 16, 1985. Thereafter, tenders were called to accord licence to run the stalls, Earlier thereto, it is the case of the appelants that, the respondents-herein have surrendered possession under Exs. B-5 to B-8, and when the appellants were finalising the tenders received pursuant to the notification. , the suit in O. S. No. 80 of 1988 was filed in the court below and interlocutory Application No. 862 of 1988 was also filed, seeking ad-interim injunction under Order 39, rules 1 and 2 and Section 151 C. P. C. , to restrain the appellants from ejecting the respondents or interfering or disturbing their possession and enjoyment thereof except in accordance with law. The court below, by the impugned order dated September 27, 1988 while holding that the respondents-herein are only licensees, issued the ad-interim injunction restraining the appellants-herein from evictin