HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY

JUDGMENT:

The Second Appeal is filed questioning the judgment and decree, dated 18.12.2018, passed by the II Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad in A.S.No.222 of 2016, whereby and whereunder the judgment and decree, dated 23.08.2016, passed by the VIII Junior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad in O.S.No.1689 of 2016 was confirmed.

2. The appellant herein is defendant No.1, respondent No.1 is plaintiff and respondent No.2 is defendant No.2 in the suit. For convenience, hereinafter the parties are referred to as they were arrayed in the suit.

3. The brief facts of the case, which led to the filing of the present Second Appeal, are that the plaintiff filed a suit for eviction against the defendants, who are mother and son, in respect of the suit schedule property i.e., H.No.18-2-39/35/1 admeasuring 149 square yards situated at Ghazi-e-Millath Colony, Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad. It is averred in the plaint that the plaintiff is the owner of the property and purchased the same from Mohd. Hussain Khan on 17.05.2004. Defendant No.1 is a obtained the suit schedule property from the plaintiff on 05.06.2004 under a rental agree