R S SRIVASTAVA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) A. N. Gupta, J. This matter relates to H. No. 332 consisting of three rooms situated in Mohalla Qasab Bara, Faizabad City in which the petitioner has been resid ing as tenant since the year 1960. One Mohd. Rafi Ullah was landlord of the house and during pendency of this litiga tion he died and Respondent Nos. 4 to 12 are his legal representatives. The landlord resides in the adjoining house No. 331 which consists of a rooms out of which 5 are small rooms. The family of landlord consists of 5 sons, 3 daughters and a wife. All these 5 sons have several children.

(2.) THE petitioner is a retired medical officer originally belonging to Sitapur where he owns a big house which is said to be in the tenancy of Sri Ram Lal Rahi presently in the Council of Ministers in the Central Government. He has no accom modation in Faizabad and is running his clinic at Faizabad city in a different premises.

(3.) NONE appeared on behalf of the landlords opposite parties No. 4 to 12 in-spite of the fact that they had filed a counter- affidavit and, therefore, this writ petition is being finally disposed of after hearing the learned Counsel for the petitioner only.