Denial of the landlord's title by the tenant results in a conditional deposit, which cannot confer the benefit of Section 20 (4) of U. P. Act No. 13 of 1972.

( 1 ) THE respondents No. 1 and 2 filed a suit being Suit No. 112 of 1991 against the petitioner on the ground that they are the tenant of the accommodation in dispute which is owned by the respondent-landlord. The suit was filed with the allegation that the landlord purchased the property in dispute on 12. 3. 1990. Thereafter on 27. 4. 1991, a notice was sent by the landlord informing the aforesaid fact to the tenant. A notice demanding the arrears of rent w. e. f. 12. 3. 1990 and terminating the tenancy was issued by the landlord on 24. 9. 1991, which was served on the petitioner-tenant on 1. 5. 1999. Thereafter the aforesaid suit was filed by the respondent-landlord for the arrears of rent and ejectment before the trial court. The petitioner-defendants filed their written statement and denied the title of the landlord and also denied that they are liable to pay the rent to the plaintiff-landlord. After filing of the aforesaid written statement, the defendant filed an application seeking amendment in the written statement to the effect that the sentence whereby they have denied the title of the landlord, may be deleted. This application was contested by the plaintiff-landlord. The trial court by the order dated 16. 4. 1998, rejected the application filed by the defendant-petitioner and by the order dated 16. 4. 1998, the suit was decreed by the trial court. The trial court found that the tenant has denied the title of the landlord and that the tenant has defaulted for payment of rent. Thus, made himself liable for ejectment. The petitioner-tenant claimed benefit of Section 20 (4) of U. P. Act No. 13 of 1972 was also denied and it is also denied by the tenant that the deposit made by the tenant under Section 30 of the Act should be treated to be deposited for the purpose of giving benefit to the tenant under Section 20 (4), thus, the suit was decreed for ejectment and arrears of rent. Petitioner being aggrieved by the order firstly by which the amendment application was rejected and secondly by which the suit was decreed filed two revisions, one Civil Revision No. 236 of 1999 against the order rejecting amendment application and the second Civil Revision No. 237 of 1999 against decreeing the suit. Both the revisions were clubbed together by the order dated 31. 5. 2003 and the revisional court affirmed the finding of the trial court and dismissed the revisions filed by the tenant-petitioner. Before this Court the same arguments were advanced as were advanced before the revisional court. In the teeth of the findings recorded by the trial court and affirmed by the revisional court which learned Counsel for the petitioner tries to assail unsuccessfully this Court refuse to exercise the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, as this Court cannot sit in appeal over the findings recorded by the trial court and affirmed by the revisional court. On the question of benefit of Section 20 (4) of U. P. Act No. 13 of 1972 so far as the deposits made are concerned, learned Counsel for the respondent relied upon the decision of the Apex Court in Ghoorey Lal v. Sheo Murti Gupta and Anr. 1995 (2)ARC 4, wherein in the similar circumstances the Apex Court has ruled : that in the event of denial of the title of the landlord by the tenant would amount that the deposit is conditional deposit which cannot confer any benefit to the tenant of the protection of Section 20 (4) of the Act. The Apex Court has ruled as under : in this case having regard to the stand taken by the appellant in his written statement, we think it is not an unconditional deposit under Section 20 (4) of the U. P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 (Act XIII of 1972 ). In fact, after narrating that the landlord did not have title in paragraph 15 it is averred : that though the respondent, in the above circumstances, does not admit to being the tenant of the plaintiff, still, without prejudice to his rights r