(1.) HEARD Shri A. R. Kantak, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners and Shri C. A. Coutinho, learned Counsel appearing for the respondent.
(2.) SINCE a learned Single Judge, Lavande, J being unable to agree with the judgment of the Division Bench in Mrs. Damayantiben Shivaji Chauhan V/s Dr. Dinesh Parekh and others reported in All India Rent Control Journal 1988(1) 520 having regard to the view taken by the another Division Bench in Maria Madeira e Fernandes V/s Vishnu Mahadeo Kanekar, reported in AIR 1987 Bom. 240 has referred the following question.
(3.) RULE 7 reads as follows :