( 1 ) ). These four appeals arise out of a common judgment and four separate decrees passed in Special Civil Suit No. 626 of 1984, 627 of 1984. 628 of 1984 and 629 of 1984 respectively by the learned Judge (Court No. 4, City Civil Court, Ahmedabad) whereby the learned Judge has dismissed all the four suits without, however, any order as to the costs of the parties.

( 2 ) ). The aforesaid four suits were filed by different plaintiffs (one in each suit) against the same defendant, viz. , M/s. Nanikram Sobhraj Mills Pvt. Ltd. , claiming possession of the demised property with mesne pvofits, etc. The four plaintiffs are the members of the same family and there is no dispute about the fact that their predecessor-in-title bad, by a lease deed (Ex. 35) dated 8-5-1938 and a supplementary lease deed (Ex. 36) dated 15-12-1939, leased out to the defendant a large piece and parcel of land, with some buildings standing thereon, for use by the lessee "for silk, rayon and cotton weaving, dyeing and printing factory". By the supplementary lease deed (Ex. 36), only some additional adjoining land was leased out for additional rent to the defendant, but, the purpose of the lease and the othe