1. This is a defendants - tenants appeal from the judgment and decree of the learned Civil Judge of Saharanpur evicting them from a house and for recovery from them the arrears of rent and damages. Admittedly, the defendants - appellants are the tenants of the plaintiff - respondent in a house situate in the city of Saharanpur on a monthly rental of Rs. 5/-. The defendant did not pay any rent after September, 1965. The landlord sent a notice dated 23-6-1967 served on the tenants on 24-6-1967 demanding the arrears of rent from September, 1965 up - to - date. The tenants sent the rent due by a money order but deducted from it a small sum as money order commission. The landlord refused to accept the money order as the amount tendered was not sufficient to satisfy the arrears o