JUDGMENT :

The petitioners before this Court, in the present writ petition, are the tenants of a shop, which is situated at the ground floor of the building, bearing Municipal No. 8, situated at Dhamawala Bazar, District Dehradun. The said market has been later on re-christened as to be ‘Saraffa Bazar’. The respondents/landlords on 2nd June 2005, had instituted the proceedings for the release of the shop in question (hereinafter to be called as to be “tenement”), on the ground, that initially, the tendency was created in favour of one late Mr. Shyam Lal as back as about 80 to 85 years ago; he had later on met with the sad demise on 6th February 1969, and he was succeeded by his two sons Mr. Panna Lal and Mr. Moti Lal.

2. The wife of the principal tenant late Mr. Shyam Lal, namely Smt. Kalawati was already predeceased. As a consequence thereto, the tenancy devolved upon Mr. Moti Lal, who too, is said to have met with the sad demise in September 2000. He was succeeded by his wife Anguri Devi, who was the Opposite Party No. 1, to the Release Application; Naresh Kumar Opposite Party No. 3; Rajesh Kumar Opposite Party No. 4. Another son Mr. Narendra Kumar, since had met with the sad demis