( 1 ) THIS is a landlords second appeal from the decision of the Additional Civil Judge muzaffarnagar dismissing his suit for ejectment, of his tenant. The plaintiff Rehatu Ram was the landlord of a house which was occupied by several tenants including the defendant Karam Singh. The landlord lived in a part of this house. He needed additional accommodation for his personal use and obtained the permission of the District Magistrate under Section 3 of the U. P. Control of rent and Eviction Act to file a suit for the ejectment of two tenants other than Karam Singh but they challenged the decision by filing a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution in this court and consequently the permission remained ineffective for several years. Despairing of getting an early decision, ne filed another application under Section 3 of the Act for the ejectment of the defendant Karam Singh on the same ground namely, his personal needs. Permission was granted by the Rent Control and Eviction Officer on 23rd May 1958. In his order that officer observed that the need of the landlord would have been satisfied if he had been able to reap the benefit of the earlier permission to evic