S.C. Pandey, J.

1. This is an appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, directed against the judgment and decree dated 20.10.1995, passed by the Third Additional Judge to the Court of District Judge, Jabalpur, in Civil Appeal No. 16-A of 1993 arising out of judgment and decree dated 13.2.1990, passed by Eighth Civil Judge. Class-II, Jabalpur, in Civil Suit No. 168-A of 1988. The connected Second Appeal No. 773 of 1995 (Smt. Motia Rani Kohli and others v. Thakur Natthu Singh) involves similar grounds. That second appeal is also disposed of by this judgment.

2. The respondent is the landlord of the House No. 630, Napier Town, Jabalpur. The appellants are his tenants of a portion of the above mentioned house. The respondent filed Civil Suit No. 168-A of 1988 against the appellants claiming that they are liable to be evicted from the portion of house occupied by them in the capacity of tenants. The portion of house was detailed by the respondent, by making it in red colour in the plaint-map. The respondent raised in his plaint the grounds covered by Sections 12 (1)(a), 12 (i)(e) and 12 (1)(h) of M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961 (Hence forth, 'the Act').

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