JUDGMENT :

UMESH CHANDRA SHARMA, J.

1. This civil revision has been filed to quash the judgment and decree dated 24th January, 2001 passed by Sri R.B. Singh, Spl. Judge Anti-Corruption/A.D.J. Bareilly in SCC Suit No. 23 of 1997.

2. In brief, facts of the case are that respondent Rukmani Devi filed a suit for eviction and arrears of rent and damages against the defendant/revisionist Dev Raj alleging that the plaintiff is the owner of House No. 29-A Sindhu Nagar, Mohalla Katra, Chand Khan Old City, Bareilly. There is a room, kitchen-cum-store room, bathroom and latrine room towards North-East on the ground floor of the house in which the defendant is a tenant since 15th February, 1995 @ Rs. 1,000/- per month. He is also responsible for paying the electric bill and local taxes. The tenancy starts from 15th of every month. The defendant after 15th May 1996 has not paid rent, mesne profits, electric bill and local taxes after 15th May, 1996. The plaintiff is a little educated lady and has a little knowledge of law. She used to deliver receipts pasting revenue tickets on blank papers. She never prepared any copy or counter foil of it. Therefore, she had not taken signatures of the defendant