SABYASACHI MUKHARJI, J.

( 1 ) IN this case the plaintiffs filed ejectment suit No. 1691 of 1963 in the City Civil Court. Calcutta for recovery of posses-sion of premises No. 43. Serpentine Lane, Calcutta. The plaintiffs purchased the premises by a conveyance dated 11th September. 1962. The defendant attorned the tenancy and paid rent to the plaintiffs upto the month of October, 1962. According to the plaintiffs they reasonably required the entire premises for their own occupation. The plaintiffs further contended that the deposits of the rent from the months of December. 1962 to June, 1963 were invalid and the defendant was not entitled to protection against eviction. The plaintiffs further alleged that they had determined the tenancy by serving upon the defendant by registered post a combined notice of ejectment and notice of suit dated 22nd August, 1963 requiring the defendant to quit, vacate and deliver vacant possession of the premises on the expiry of the last day of September, 1963. The defendant filed his written statement, The defendant contended that the plaintiffs should be required to prove strictly that both of them reasonably required the premises in question for thei

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