1. Heard Mr. P.P. Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. G. Saikia, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. The present petitioners are the defendants in Title Suit No. 93/2003 in the court of learned Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.) No. 1, Nagaon. The said suit was filed by the plaintiff-respondents as the landlord against the present defendant-petitioners who are the tenants with respect to the suit premises described in the schedule of the plaint. The plaintiff-respondents are the landlords and owners of one shop house consisting of two doors with C.I. Sheet roofs standing over land covered by Dag No. 1526 of Periodic Patta No. 678 in Nagaon Kisam under Mouja town in the district of Nagaon. During the life time of the predecessor-in-interest of the plaintiff-respondents, the predecessor-in-interest of the defendant-petitioners took the suit premises on monthly rent fixed at Rs. 160 per month payable within the first week of subsequent month as per Assamese calendar month. The house rent was subsequently enhanced to Rs. 280 per month. On the death of the predecessor-in-interest of the defendant-petitioners they acknowledged and accepted the plaintiffs as their landlo