LODHA, J. —This is a defendant-tenants second appeal arising out of a suit for arrears of rent and ejectment in respect of a portion of house situated in Chokri Vishwesarji in the city of Jaipur. The house is popularly known as Nanaji ki Haweli and originally belonged to Thakur Devraj Singh from whom the plaintiffs purchased it by a registered sale deed dated the 25th July, 1960. The plaintiffs had already been running a private college named Jaipur College in a part of this Haweli before they purchased it and the defendant was occupying a portion of the Haweli as Thakur Devraj Singhs tenant on a monthly rent of Rs. 80/-. He attorned in favour of the plaintiffs after they had purchased the whole house. The plaintiffs case is that they required the premises leased out to the defendant for their own residence as well as lor the purpose of providing a hostel for the scholars of the Jaipur College and Vidhya Mandir College so as to run . both the institutions efficiently and ultimately get them recognised by the Government. They alleged that it was with the aforesaid object that they had purchased the Haweli. Notice dated 22 April, 1963 was served by the plaintiffs on the defendant by

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