(1.) The plaintiff is in second appeal aggrieved against the judgment and decree dated 17.5.1994 passed by the learned first Appellate Court, dismissing the suit for possession of the shop in question.
(2.) The plaintiff-appellant filed a suit for possession on 3.5.1991 alleging that the defendant is in possession of the shop in question as a tenant at a monthly rent of Rs. 60.00. Since, the defendant has not paid the rent, therefore, his tenancy was terminated by a notice dated 5.4.1991 sent through registered post, which was duly received by him. Since the defendant failed to hand over the vacant possession of the shop in question to the plaintiff, the present suit for possession and also for recovery of Rs. 1800.00 as arrears of rent along with interest @ 12% per annum was instituted.
(3.) The suit was contested by the defendant raising preliminary objection that the suit is not maintainable in the present form; that it has not been properly valued for the purpose of Court fee and jurisdiction and that the notice dated 5.4.1991 was not legal in the eyes of law and was not served through a competent person as Shivdev Singh was not the authorised person to do so.