JUDGMENT

1. The petitioner is the plaintiff in Regular Civil Suit 195/2013, which is instituted against respondent 1 Mr. Dilip Gopaldas Duwani, seeking decree of eviction, possession and mesne profits qua the shop block 7, situated on plot 190, Jamnalal Bajaj Ward, Bhandara ("Suit Block").

2. The petitioner - who shall be hereinafter referred to as the landlord - sought eviction of the respondent 1 - who shall be hereinafter referred to as the tenant, on the ground that the Suit Block is needed for the personal bonafide use of the landlord, and that the tenant is irregular in payment of rent.

3. The learned Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Bhandara ("Trial Court") decreed the suit vide judgment dtd. 25/1/2016 and directed the tenant to deliver the vacant possession of the Suit Block to the landlord.

4. The judgment and decree of the Trial Court was assailed by the tenant in Regular Civil Appeal 19/2016, which came to be allowed by the District Judge - 1, Bhandara ("Appellate Court"), vide judgment dtd. 16/8/2018.

5. Aggrieved, the landlord is invoking writ and supervisory jurisdiction.

6. Pleadings:

The landlord contended that his father Mr. Sheikh Hasam owned several properties