N.P. Gupta, J.-These two appeals have been filed by the defendant, tenant, against the different Judgment s and decrees passed by the learned Courts below in two different suits, instituted by two different landlords, and decreeing both the suits for eviction, and also determining standard rent in favour of both the landlords.

2. In my view, the totality of circumstances of both the cases is such, that I think it appropriate to decide both the appeals by this common Judgment .

3. Appeal No. 50 arises out of the suit instituted by Sri Chand, while Appeal No. 49 arises out of the suit instituted by Smt. Madan Kanwar. The two plaintiffs are husband and wife respectively.

4. The facts of the case are, that the suit premises earlier belonged to one owner being Milap Chand, of whom the defendant appellant was a tenant, at a monthly rent of Rs. 550/-. This property was sold by Milap Chand to the two plaintiffs, by executing two different sale-deeds; one in favour of each of the plaintiffs, on 12.08.1961. Thus, each respective purchaser plaintiff became owner of respective portion of the suit premises, while the appellant was tenant in the entire premises, under one tenancy. The h