Dave, J.—This is a second appeal by the plaintiffs in a suit for arrears of rent and ejectment.

2. It is common ground between the parties that the appellant had leased out their shop to the respondent Bhomraj on 2lst May, 1949, and since then the respondent is in possession thereof. The shop is situated in Jain Market, Barmer and its boundaries are mentioned in para No. 1 of the plaint The shop was originally given on a rent of Rs. 50/-per month, but the respondent approached the Rent Controller for fixation of standard rent. The Rent Controller ordered him to pay rent at the rate of Rs. 50/- per month from 21st May, 1949 to 30th June, 1949. But from 1st July, 1949 the rent was reduced to Rs. 15/-per month.

3. The appellants case in the trial court was that even according to the reduced rent i. e. Rs. 15/- per month, the respondent ought to have paid Rs. 741/10/- to the appellants upto 31st March, 1953, but he actually paid only Rs. 481/1/- by that date. On 31st March, 1953 the appellants gave a notice to the respondent whereupon he sent Rs. 191 8/-on 15.4.53 towards rent upto the end of May, 1953. According to the appellants the rent for the next two months i. e. June and July, 195

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