1. This revisional application arises out of an order dated December 5, 2024 passed by the learned Judge, 5 t h Bench, Presidency Small Causes Court, Calcutta, in Ejectment suit no. 179 of 2007.

2. By the order impugned, the learned court allowed the application under Section 7 (3) of the West Bengal Premises T enancy Act(hereinafter referred to as the said Act), filed by the opposite parties/ plaintiffs. The learned Court also disposed of the application filed by the added defendants / petitioners. The petitioners as the heirs of the erstwhile defendant no. 2 (a)] prayed for adjudication of the relationship between the plaintiffs and the defendants and also for permission to deposit arrear rents with interest.

3. The petitioners contend that the suit was filed for eviction of the defendants from the property, and the petitioners entered appearance in the same at a later stage. Upon being added as party defendants they came to learn that there were unpaid rents as arrears. By an order passed by the High Court, the petitioners were added as defendants. The petitioners filed their written statement. According to the petitioners they were unaware of the status of the suit. The other de