( 1 ) THIS Letters Patent Appeal and Cross-Objections are directed against the judgment of our learned brother. M. Ramachandra Raju. J. The dispute is between landlord and tenant. The suit properties are two shop-malgies in Secunderabad.

( 2 ) BY a registered lease-deed dated 31-12-1963 (Ex. A-12), the landlady leased out the premises to the appellant for a period of five years on a monthly rent of Rs. 550. 00. The tenancy was to commence on and from 1-1-1964. The lease-deed stipulated that the tenant shall not commit acts of waste or otherwise cause damage or loss to the premises and that, any such act on his behalf shall render him liable to eviction. The following clauses are relevant for the present purposes;--"3. That the tenancy under this agreement shall be for a period of five years from the date of this agreement and if the tenant vacates within the said period, the tenant is liable to pay the full rent for the remaining period out of the said five years. After the said five years if the tenant desires to continue the tenancy he can do so on the same terms and conditions as stated herein, provided he does not violate any of the terms and conditions herein.