JUDGMENT - M.G. CHOUDHARI, J.:---These four petitions have been referred to a large Bench for disposal by Sharad Manohar, J., by his referring order dated 29th March, 1989, since in the opinion of the learned Judge the questions relating to the interpretation of section 13A-1 of the Bombay Rents, Hotel Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as 'Bombay Rent Act', fort short), and the right of a stranger to challenge partition in a joint Hindu family, are of great importance.

2. The petitioner original plaintiff filed 10 suits against 10 of his tenants (original defendants respondents) who are in occupation of different rooms in the property bearing House No. 215 situate at Shukrawar Peth, Pune, for recovery of possession of the rooms on the ground of bona fide requirement for his personal use under section 13A-1 of the Bombay Rent Act. Additionally he sought eviction of one of the tenants viz., Khanderao Chintaman Panse (since deceased), whose heirs are the respondents in petition No. 3569 of 1981, under section 13(1) (k) of the Bombay Rent Act. The case of the petitioner was that the house property bearing No. CTS 215 was the ancestral joint Hindu family pr

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