( 1 ) THE original parties to the suit giving rise to this second appeal were Shrilal, the plaintiffs and Ma-harajsingh and Ramcharan, the defendants. All of them expired at one stage or the other of this litigation. Claiming to be the owner-landlord of the accommodation in question which is situated in Ward No. 3 (Aswar) of village Jait-pur Tehsil Lahar, District Bhind, Shrilal sought eviction of maharajsingh and Ramcharan therefrom. They are real brothers. The plaintiffs case was that in 1950 or so, he had orally inducted the defendants on the suit premises as monthly tenants at Rs. 2/-per month as rent. Later on. there was some dispute about rent which was resolved by a fresh eon-tract of tenancy under Ex. p. 1 rent note dated 20-12-1963, with the result that the defendants became his monthly tenants at Rs. 3/- per month as rent from that date on an express condition that they shall vacate the premises on demand. On 20-121967, he made a demand on them to vacate the accommodation which they not merely declined to do but also disclaimed his title thereto asserting that they are the real owners thereof. He also claimed arrears of rent. The defendants in a joint wri