( 1 ) THIS appeal has been preferred by the Trustees of the Victoria Memorial Hall against the judgment and/or order passed by Sri P. K. Biswas, Judge, 4th Bench of the City Civil Court at Calcutta in tittle Suit No. 752 of 1999. By the said order, the learned Judge disposed of the application for injunction filed by the plaintiff/respondent in a suit for declaration and injunction by directing the parties to maintain status quo as on 5th June, 99 till the disposal of the suit. The learned Judge however, observed that the said order of status quo shall not prevent the defendant/appellant from taking any lawful step for securing eviction of the plaintiff/respondent from the suit premises in accordance with law. Before we proceed further to consider the order under challenge in this appeal on merit, let us, state the brief facts leading to the filing of the suit and the application for injunction which are as follows :-

( 2 ) THE plaintiff/respondent entered into an agreement initially with the defendants/appellants on 1st of December, 1987 for the purpose of running a business of confectionary, hetel and restaurant in the Hall of the Victoria Memorial Hall for five