Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners. No one ap peared on behalf of the respondents at the time of hearing even though the cases were taken up in the revised list.

2. Both these writ petitions have been filed by tenants of the same landlords. Tenanted accommodations in both the writ petitions are separate two parts of the same house i. e. House No. D- 6/30 Mohalla Tripura Bhairvi, Rani Bhawani Gali, Varanasi. Landlords respondents No. 3 and 4 in both the writ petitions, viz. Dr. Ram Rang Sharma and Sri Bhismapitamah Sharma, filed release applications on the ground of bona fide need under Section 21 of U. P. Act No. 13 of 1972. Release application filed against tenant-petitioner of the second writ petition was numbered as P. A. Case No. 43 of 1985. Release ap plication filed against Jawahar and his son Laxman was numbered as P. A. Case No. 42 of 1985. Jawahar, the father died before filing of the first writ petition and was survived by Laxman, petitioner No. 1 and other legal repre sentatives, who are petitioners 2 to 7 in the first writ petition. Jawahar and Lax man were tenants of two rooms either jointly or separately. Even if they were separate tenants, it wi