N. D. VENKATESH, J. ( 1 ) SINCE common questions of law and facts are involved in these petitions they were clubbed and heard together. ( 2 ) JAYANTILAL Gokuldas, first respondent in CRP No. 1813 of 1979 and respondent in CRP No. 2220/79, (hereinafter referred to as the landlord) is the owner of a building known as 'jayant building' situated in the 13th Ward of Man galore town. That building consists of a number of shop premises. In one of such premises (bigger in size) a business concern known as 'adarsh' used to carry on (is even now carrying on) business of dealing in cloth of M/s. Mafatlal Group of Mills. The business concern 'adarsh' belongs to a firm. The landlord's wife, daughter in-law, and other relations are partners of that firm. The 1st petitioner in CRP No. 1813/79, Narasimha Bhakta, is in occupation of two portions (more fully described in the application filed against him by the landlord) of Jayant building as a tenant and is carrying on business in the name 'subhas trading Company. He is carrying on business of purchasing and selling of tobacco and Beedi leaves in the said premises. Another shop premises of this building is under the occupation of Dr. Joseph Zakharia as a lessee. He is said to be running a Clinic of his in this premises. ( 3 ) IN the year 1969 the landlord filed three applications in the Court of the munsiff, Mangalore, South Kanara District, for eviction of Narasimha Bhakta, dr. Joseph Zakharia and another U. S. Nayak. Nayak was in occupation of one of the adjoining premises as a lessee. The applications against Narasimha Bhakta and Dr. Zakharia had been filed under clauses (h) and (p) of sub-section (1) of s. 21 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 (the Act) and were on two counts, the first one being that the premises were reasonably and bona fide required by the landlord for occupation by way of an additional accommodation by the aforesaid firm, 'adarsh' concern ; the secondly that these two tenants had acquired vacant possession of suitable buildings. All these tenants resisted the landlerd's claim and denied the averments made in the petitions filed against them. ( 4 ) AT a certain stage of the proceeding the tenant Nayak surrendered possession of his premises having entered into a compromise with the landlord. All these tenants resisted the landlerd's claim and denied the averments made in the petitions filed against them. ( 4 ) AT a certain stage of the proceeding the tenant Nayak surrendered possession of his premises having entered into a compromise with the landlord. ( 5 ) ON his side the landlord examined himself (PW 1) and one witness (PW 2), who, at the relevant time, was said to be the managing partner of the firm Adarsh. The tenants examined themselves. Both side also relied on some documents. ( 6 ) THE learned Munsiff allowed the application of the landlord filed against narasimha Bhakta under Clause (p) of S. 21 (1) holding that he had acquired a suitable building, but denied the landlord's claim under Clause (h) of S. 21 (1) stating that his claim lacked bona fides and was not reasonable. The landlord's application filed against Dr. Zakharia came to be dismissed, the Munsiff holding against the landlord on both the grounds. Against these orders two revisions came to be pre. ferred under S. 50 of the Act in the Court of the District Judge, Mangalore-one by the landlord against the order of the munsiff dismissing his application against dr. Zakharia (CRP No. 76 of 1975) and another by Narasimha Bhakta (CRP No. 18 of 1976) against the order of the Munsiff allowing the landlord's claim under Clause (p) of S. 21 (1 ). The learned District judge allowed the landlord's revision against Dr. Zakharia in toto and dismissed narasimha Bhakta's revision. It is these two orders that are being challenged in the two revisions preferred under S. 115 of cpc. ( 7 ) CONSIDERABLE arguments were advanced by the learned Counsel as to the scope of a revision before the District Judge under S. 50 of the Act and of a revision in this Court under S. 115 of the Code. Learned counsel for the tenants submitted that the District Judge has exceeded the revisional powers conferred on him under s. 50 of the Act and, therefore, his findings were vitiated. Learned counsel appearing for the landlord on the other hand, argued that S. 50 of the Act cannot be equated with S. 115 of che Code and the revisional power of this Cdurt under S. 115 is much more limited and circumscribed than the revisional powers conferred under S. 50 of the Act. Learned counsel appearing for the landlord on the other hand, argued that S. 50 of the Act cannot be equated with S. 115 of che Code and the revisional power of this Cdurt under S. 115 is much more limited and circumscribed than the revisional powers conferred under S. 50 of the Act. In support of their contention re. the ambit and scope of S. 50 of the Act, counsel for the tenants placed strong reliance on two decisions of the Supreme court and one of this Court. S. 50 of the act consists of three sub-sections. Sub- sec. (1) confers revisional powers on the high Court against orders passed in the rent control original proceedings commenced in the Court of the Civil Judges. Sub- sec. (2) confers revision powers on the district Judges against orders in rent control proceedings initiated in the Court of 'munsiffs. Jurisdiction to try rent control cases are conferred, by separate notifications issued in this connection, both on Courts of Munsiffs and also on Courts of Civil judges and Judges of the Small Cause courts. Re. the ambit and scope of revisional powers both these sub sections are, in terms, similar. ( 8 ) IN Dattonpant Gopala rao v. Vittal rao (l) the Supreme Court observes that: "though the power conferred on the high Court under S. 50 is not as narrow as the revisional power of the High court S. 115 of CPC, it is not wide enough to make the High Court a second Court of first appeal". In Ramachandra Shetty v. Rajalakshmi (2) this Court has observed that : "under S. 50 of. the Act the High court will not be justified to scrutinise the evidence and assess the probative value as if sitting in appeal over the judgment of the trial Judge". In Raja Lakshmi Dyeing Works v. Rangaswamy (3), one of the decisions relied upon by the learned counsel for the tenants, the Supreme Court was dealing with the scope of S. 25 of the Tamil Nadu buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act. In Raja Lakshmi Dyeing Works v. Rangaswamy (3), one of the decisions relied upon by the learned counsel for the tenants, the Supreme Court was dealing with the scope of S. 25 of the Tamil Nadu buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act. While construing the said provision, which appears to the analogous in terms to subsections (1) and (2) of S. 50 of the Act, the supreme Court observes that :"despite the wide language employed in S. 25, the High Court quite obviously should not interfere with finding' of fact merely because it does not agree with the finding of the subordinate authority". The Court has further observed that the "powers of the High Court under S. 25 was essentially a power of superintendence". The learned counsel for the landlord, on the other hand, argued that the decision of the Supreme Court dealing with S. 50 of the Act should be preferred to the decision in Rajalakhmi Dyaing Works (3) case, wherein the provision dealt with was a provision not of the Act but of the Tamil nadu Act. He argued that in construing a provision of an enactment, Courts normally take into consideration a total view of the Act, the intention of the legislature in making that law and the object it had to achieve and such other factors and, therefore, it would be more appropriate, in the circumstances, to follow the decision of the Supreme Court directly dealing with the ambit and scope of S. 50 of the Act rather than the ratio enunciated in Rjalakshmi Dyeing Works (3) case. In this connection I am inclined to agree with the counsel for the landlord. I have already referred to dattapanis (1) case. In an earlier decision (4), construing S. 50 before its amondment, the supreme Court has observed that the revisional powers conferred therein were "couched in very wide terms". After considering the various rulings touching this matter both of the Supreme Court and also of this Court it is observed by this court in powers under S. 50 of the Act, it is open to the High Court to reapprcciate the evidence and decide the case finally". Of the decisions referred to in case, the decisions of the Supreme Court touching this matter and referred to above were also considered. Of the decisions referred to in case, the decisions of the Supreme Court touching this matter and referred to above were also considered. In the circumstances, it is not possible to agree with the learned counsel for the tenants that the District judge has exceeded his jurisdiction in dealing with the revisions referred to above. ( 9 ) AT the same time it may be noted that there is no doubt that the powers of revision conferred under S. 115 of the code on this Court are very much limited. Dealing with S. 48 of U. P. Consolidation of Holdings Act (before amendment), which is in parimateria with S. 115 of the code, the Supreme Court observes in Sher singh v. Joint. Director of as follows : "as the above section is in pari materia with S. 115 of the CPC, it will be profitable to ascertain the scope of the revisional jurisdiction of the High court. It "s now well settled that the revisional jurisdiction of the High Court is confined to cases of illegal or irregular exercise or non exercise or illegal assumption of the jurisdiction by the subordinate Courts. If a subordinate Court is found to possess the jurisdiction to decide a mailer, it cannot be said to exercise it illegally or with material irregularity even if it decides the matter wrongly. In other words, it is not open to the high Court while exercising its jurisdiction under S. 115 of the CPC to correct errors of fact howsoever gross or even errors of law unless the errors have relation to the jurisdiction of the Court to try the dispute itself, (para 6 ). "the position that emerges from these decisions is that S. 115 of the CPC, empowers the High Court to satisfy itself on three matters (a) that the order of the subordinate Court is within its jurisdiction ; (b) that the case is one in which the Court ought to have exercised jurisdiction ; or (c) that in exercising jurisdiction the Court has not acted illegally, that is, in breach of some provision of law, or wiih materiel irregularity by committing some error of procedure in the course of the trial which is material in that it may have affected the ultimate decision. And if the High Court is satisfied that there is no errer in regard to any of these three matters, it has no power to interfere merely because it differs from the conclusions of the subordinate Court on questions of fact or law. A distinction must be drawn between the errors conmitted by subor dinate Courts in deciding questions of law which have relation to or are concerned with, question of jurindiction of the said Courts, and errors of law which have no such relation or connection. An erroneous decision on a question of fact or of law reached by thesubordinate Court which has no relation to question of jurisdiction of that Court cannot be corrected by the High Court under S. 115". (para 13 ). In an eprlier decision'-D. L. F. Housing and Construction Co. . (4p) ltd. , v. Sarup Singh (7) the Supreme: Court observed as follows : "while exercising the jurisdiction under S. 115, it is not competent to the high Court to correct errors of fact however gross or even errors of law unless the said errors have relation to the jurisdiction of the Court to try the dispute itself. The words 'illegally' and 'with material irregularity' as used in Cl. (c) do not cover either errors of fact or of law ; they do not refer to the decision arrived at but merely to the manner in which it is reached. The errors contemplated by this clause may relate either to breach of some provision of law or to material defects of procedure affecting the ultimate decision, and not to errors either of fact or of law, after the prescribed formalities have been complied with". (Head Note : Para 8 ). ( 10 ) WHILE dealing with these two revisions we are required to keep in view the law laid down by the Supreme Court as to the scope of the revisional powers of this court under S. 115 of the Code. It may be noted that the premises that was under the occupation of Nayak and the premises in the occupation of Dr. Zakharia and Narasimha Bhakta adjoin each other to the right side of the premises under the occupation of the firm "adarsh". It may be noted that the premises that was under the occupation of Nayak and the premises in the occupation of Dr. Zakharia and Narasimha Bhakta adjoin each other to the right side of the premises under the occupation of the firm "adarsh". ( 11 ) WHILE dealing with Narasimha bhakta's crse the learned District Judge found another ground to dismiss his revision, it being that the premises was a non-residential one, had been taken on lease by narasimha Bhakta's father, and that, after his death, Narasimha Bhakta cannot claim to have inherited or succeeded to the lessee's interest his father had in the premises in question. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case the learned Distr;ct Judge should not have considered this ground at all. The facts bear out that the landlord had accepted narasimha Bhakta as his tenant subsequent to the death of Narasimha Bhakta's father. ( 12 ) IN Narasimha Bhakta's case the learned District Judge formulated four points for his decision, the first one touching the landlord's claim that the premises were reasonably and bona fide required for the use of the Adarsh textile business, the second one on the question of comparative hardship, the third one on the claim of the landlord that the tenant had acquired a suitable building , and the fourth point was on the validity of the notice terminating the leases. In view of the decision of the supreme Court in Dhanapal Chatiar v. Yesodammal (8) the last point formulated by the District Judge is not required to be gone into. On the three earlier points formulated by him his findings art- in favour of the landlord. ( 13 ) IN Dr. Zakaria's case the District judge formulated three points, the first one concerning the claim of the landlord under cl. (h)of S. 21 (1) of the Act, the 2nd one on the question of comparative hardship and the third one as to his claim that the tenant has acquired alternate suitable accommodation. Here also the findings have gone in favour of the landlord. (h)of S. 21 (1) of the Act, the 2nd one on the question of comparative hardship and the third one as to his claim that the tenant has acquired alternate suitable accommodation. Here also the findings have gone in favour of the landlord. ( 14 ) WHILE attacking the findings of the district Judge on the first point what was argued by the learned counsel for the tenants was that the requirements of the business of the firm, assuming it is genuine, should not have been taken as the requirement of tne landlord within the meaning of s. 21 (1) (h) of the Act. S. 21 (1) (h) and (p) read as follows: ''21. Protection of tenants against eviction :- (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law or contract, no order or decree for the recovery of possession of any premises shall be made by any Court or other authority in favour of the landlord against the tenant: provided that the Court may on an application made to it, make an order for the recovery of possession of a premises on one or more of the following grounds only, namely :. . . . . . (a) -. . . . . (g ). . . . . . . . . . . (h) that the premises are reasonably and bona fide required by the landlord for occupation by himself or any person for whose benefit the premises are held or where the landlord is a trustee of a public charitable trust, that the premises are required for occupation for the purposes of the trust : or (1)- - (o ). . . . . . . . . . . (p) that the tenant whether before or after the coming into operation of this part has built, or acquired vacant possession of, or been allotted, a suitable building". ( 15 ) IN support of their contention that the requirements of the firm's business would no i, in the instant case, be the requirements of the landlord, the learned counsel appearing for the tenants placed reliance on some of the decisions of the supreme Court and of this Court. ( 15 ) IN support of their contention that the requirements of the firm's business would no i, in the instant case, be the requirements of the landlord, the learned counsel appearing for the tenants placed reliance on some of the decisions of the supreme Court and of this Court. As is clear from the narration of the facts made above, the landlord's case is that his wife, daughter in law, and other members of the family and relations are partners of the firm which is carrying on the textile business ; that business has been expanding over the years ; that it requires additional accommodation and that to provide additional accommodation to the said concern he requires possession of these preraises. Admittedly the landlord is not a partner in the firm. We have to keep these facts in the background while appreciating the claim of the landlord, scope of Cl. (h) of the Act and the ratio of the various decisions relied upon by the learned counsel on either side. ( 16 ) IN Shantilal thalamdas v. Chimanlal maganlal (9) the landlord was a partner of a firm. He claimed possession of the premises on the ground that the same was required for the use of the firm of which he was a partner. He died in the meanwhile. A new partnership came to be constituted. Though it consisted of some of his legal representatives, did not include his wife, and one of his minor sons was not admitted to the benefits of the firm. The Supreme court did not specifically lay down that the landlord's claim for possession of the premises for the use of a firm of which he was a partner would be his requirement within the meaining of S, 13 (1) (gj of the bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House rates Control Act, 1947. It denied the claim mainly' on the ground that in the new partnership a minor son of the landlord, who. perhaps, along with others succeeded to viie landlord's interest (including the landlord's interest in the premises in question), had not been admitted to the benefits of that firm. It denied the claim mainly' on the ground that in the new partnership a minor son of the landlord, who. perhaps, along with others succeeded to viie landlord's interest (including the landlord's interest in the premises in question), had not been admitted to the benefits of that firm. The Court, while construing S. 13 (1) (g) of the Bombay Act referred to above, also held that married daughters and children of the deceased daughter would be members of the family whose requirement would be the requirement of the landlord within the meaning of that provision. The observation of the supreme Court may be noted :"bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging house Rates Control Act, 1947, S. 13 (1) (g)- requirement of occupation by landlord himself continuation by LRS-Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961, S. 21 (l) (h ). , if the law permitted eviction of a tenant for the requirement of the landlord for occupation as residence for himself and members of his family, the requirement is both of the landlord and the members of his family. On his death the right to sue survives to the members of the family of the deceased landlord. (1973) 3 SCR 679 . Married daughters and children of a deceased daughter would be members of the family. Quare': Whether the requirement of she premises by the landlord for occupation by the partnership firm in which he is a partner will be tantamount to occupation by himself, i. e. , the landlord ? assuming that the requirement of the premises for the use of a partnership firm by the landlord in which he is a partner, is covered by the statute, where on the death of the landlord, a new partnership was constituted in which a minor son of the landlord had not been admitted to the benefits of the partnership, it cannot be held to be a requirement of the minor son". (Head Note ). ( 17 ) IN D. N. Sanghvi and Sons. v. Ambalal Trihuvan Das (10) the Supreme Court was dealing with a case arising under S. 12 (1) (f) of the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Central Act, 1961. Therein the court has observed that "the landlord cannot claim possession of a leased premises on the ground that he required to accommodate his partnership business". v. Ambalal Trihuvan Das (10) the Supreme Court was dealing with a case arising under S. 12 (1) (f) of the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Central Act, 1961. Therein the court has observed that "the landlord cannot claim possession of a leased premises on the ground that he required to accommodate his partnership business". The court has further observed at paras 9, 10 and 11 as follows:"therefore in a suit for ejectment on the ground of need for continuing 'his business' it is necessary for the landlord to prove that the accommodation is needed directly and substantially for his occupation for the purpose of continuing or starting his business, ' (para 9), held on facts that merely because the landlord required the accommodation for his partnership business, it did not fulfil the conditions of S. 12 (1) (f ). If the deed of partnership, which had not been produced, had excluded him expressly or impliedly from the management of the firm's business and had made him a sleeping partner, it could not be said that the accommodation was needed directly and substantially for his occupation by way of business". (Paras 10, 11) (Head-Note ). ( 18 ) IN , a Division Bench of this Court, after considering the ratio laid down by the Supreme Court in both the above cited cases and approving an earlier decision of this Court observed as follows :"a landlord can reek eviction of the tenant under S 21 (1) (h) from his non-residential premises, if such premises are required for the business of the firm of which he is a partner. But if the landlord h merely a sleeping partner of the firm then he cannot seek eviction of the tenant for the requirement of the firm". (Head Note ). ( 19 ) IT may be noted that the facts in all the aforesaid cases are somewhat different from the facts of the case on hand. In the instant case admittedly the landlord is not a partner. Therefore, it may be necessary for us to find out as to who are all partners of the firm and how they are related to the landlord before examining the further questions that may arise for consideration in this connection. In the instant case admittedly the landlord is not a partner. Therefore, it may be necessary for us to find out as to who are all partners of the firm and how they are related to the landlord before examining the further questions that may arise for consideration in this connection. ( 20 ) IN his evidence the landlord (PW 1) says like this:"there is a firm by name 'adarsh' which is being run by my wife, daughter-in-law as partners along with my brother's wife and others". He further says :"adarsh Brothers is a registered firm. It was started in 1965 66. It has seven partner:;. One of the partners is my wife lalitha Bai. Another partner is the widow of Vanmalidas by name Pushpavathi Damayanthi, Manoharlal cousin's wife is also a partner. Another partner is Arvind Kumar, my brother Vanmalidas's son. Another partner is Prafulla pravinchand's wife, that is my brother vanmalidas's daughter in law. My daughter in law Jyothi is also partner. My nephew Sureshchandra Dwarkadas is also a partner". Then he says:"the firm of Adarsh is not a tenant under me. It has been given to the firm free of rent. There has been no agreement between the firm of Adarsh and myself. I am also going to examine sureshchandra Dwarkadas as a witness in the case. He is also a partner of the firm Adarsh. He is a nephew of mine". Then, in the end. in his evidence given on 21 8 1973 he says:"1 supervise over all management of adarsh". Sureshcandra Dwarkadas, nephew of the landlord and said to be the managing partner of the firm gave evidence as PW 2. He has stated that the landlord was his granduncle (his father's uncle) and that they have not been paying any rent to the landlord for occupaying a portion of this building. ( 21 ) THIS close inter se relationship amongst the members of that firm and also between the partners of that firm and the owner\of the building is not in dispute. It is also clear that though the building stands in the name of the landlord, the firm is carrying on its business in a portion of this very building without paying any rent. Besides, there is vidence to the effect that the landlord's wife, daughter in law, nephew and other members are partners of the firm. It is also clear that though the building stands in the name of the landlord, the firm is carrying on its business in a portion of this very building without paying any rent. Besides, there is vidence to the effect that the landlord's wife, daughter in law, nephew and other members are partners of the firm. The landlord has also stated that he is in over-all supervision of the business of this firm. Though he is not shown as a partner in the firm, it cannot be denied that he does have real interest in the business of this firm and exercisec considerable control over its affairs. Regard being had to this fact, if he seeks the premises and makes out a case that the need of the business required this additional accommodation, can it not be said that that requirement would be the requirement of the landlord himself within the meaning of s. 21 (1) (h) of the Act ? In 'shivagoppa tambake's (11) case this Court has already held that though a sleeping partner of a firm is not entitled to recover possession of a premises standing in his name for the use of that firm, "an active partner and (who) is fully engaged in the business of the firm" will be entitled, provided he establishes the bona fide nature and reasonableness of the claim. In that case the ratio of the decision of this Court in CRP no. 1678/73 that "a landlord can seek eviction of the tenant from his premises on the ground that his firm needs the same for its own business" is approved (May see 1975 (l)Kar. LJ. Short Notes of Cases Item no. 117 ). These views emanate from the principle that the firm is not a separate entity or person in law "but is merely an association of individuals" and that "the firm name is only a collective name of those individuals who constitute the firm" as observed by the Supreme Court in Dullchand Lakshminarayana v. Commissioner of i. T. . (12 ). Viewed in this way can it be denied that the need of the firm is not of that of its partners who are none other than the wife, daughter-in law, and cousins-members of the family-of the landlord himself. (12 ). Viewed in this way can it be denied that the need of the firm is not of that of its partners who are none other than the wife, daughter-in law, and cousins-members of the family-of the landlord himself. While considering the scope of S. 21 (1) (h), in several of' its decisions, this Court has taken the view that in appropriate cases the need of the landlord extends to the need of his or her, wife or husband, as the case may be, and also the children and dependents. May note these observations in K. Govindrajula v. Savithramma (13):"the requirement that is contemplated in S. 21 (1) (h) of the Act is not merely the requirement of the landlord or the landlady, but also the wife or the husband as the case may be and also the children and dependents. Thus, a landlady can claim possession of the leased premises for her husband (a retired doctor) and her daughter (a doctor) who were living with her, to run a nursing home". (Head-Note ). Govindarajula's (13) case was followed in Gopal v. Kuppuswamy (14 ). There is also no reason to construe that the wife and children, in a case like this, should be economically dependent on the husband or father as the case may be. Further, it was argued by the learned counsel for the tenants that a distinction is required to be drawn between residential accommodation of the members of the family and non- residential accommodation as in this case. I do not think that any such distinction can be drawn. The need for additional accommodation would be the need either in the case of residential or non 'residential accommodation. In one case need is shelter and in the other of sustenance and livelihood. 21 (a ). The requirement and need of the landlord's wife and daughter in law, members of his own family has to be construed, within the meaning of Cl (h) of S. 21 (1) of the Act, as the requirement of the land" lord himself. In Bega. Begum v. Abdul ahmad Khan (15), the Supreme Court was considering the case of a landlord arising under the Jammu and Kashmir Houses and shops Rant Control Act (34 of 1966) for self occupation of a non residential premises. In Bega. Begum v. Abdul ahmad Khan (15), the Supreme Court was considering the case of a landlord arising under the Jammu and Kashmir Houses and shops Rant Control Act (34 of 1966) for self occupation of a non residential premises. Under S. 11 (1) (h) of that Act the landlord had to prove that the premises was required by him "for his own occupation or for the occupation of any person for whose benefit the house or shop is held". While examining the scope of this clause the Court observes at para 16 (in the end) that "the section is wide enough to include the necessity of not only the landlord but also of the persons who are living with him as members of the same family". In the Karnataka Act in Cl (h) the landlord has to show that he requires the building "for occupation by himself or any person for whose benefit the premises is held or where the landlord is a trustee of a public charitable trust. that the premises is required for occupation for the purposes of the trust". If in the Jammu and Kashmir act it is "for his own occupation", under the Karnataka Act it is "for occupation by himself". The distinction, if any, in the words used can make no difference. They are almost analogous in terms. 21 (b ). At the same time we need not forget that while examining such needs the bona fide nature of the claim and the reasonableness of the same will have to be kept in view. They should be considered with the same care and caution as in the case of the owner's personal claim. ( 22 ) AFTER examining the facts and circumstances of the case before him the learned District Judge, in the two revisions referred to above, has come to the conclusion that the evidence had conclusively proved that the business of the firm 'adarsh' needed additional accommodation for keeping more stocks, displaying the goods, and catering to the needs of the customers. It may not be appropriate for this Court to go behind that finding while examining the matter exercising its revi- sional powers. So also on the question of comparative hardship. It may not be appropriate for this Court to go behind that finding while examining the matter exercising its revi- sional powers. So also on the question of comparative hardship. The finding of the learned District Judge is that in case the request of the landlord for self occupation of these premises is not allowed, he would be put to greater hardship than the tenants if his claim is allowed. The District Judge has taken into consideration while examining this aspect, the evidence placed by both the sides including the financial and economic status of these tenants. They are not poor and helpless people. One is a Medical Practitioner of repute and the other (Narasimha Bhakta) is a fairly big trader having interest in several businesses. While examining the needs of the landlord in a case like this a total view of all these facts are required to be taken note of. While examining the aims and objects of several Rent Control Laws in operation in different States the Supreme Court observes in V. Dharmapal Chettiar's (8) (at para 15) as follows :"it should be remembered, as we have said above, that the field of freedom of contract was encroached upon to a very large extent by the State Rent Acts. The encroachment was not entirely and wholly one sided. Some encroachment was envisaged in the interest of the landlord also and equity of justice demanded a fair play on the part of the legislature not to completely ignore the helpless situation of many landlords who are also, compared to big tenants, some times weaker sections of the society",the observations of the Supreme Court referred to above are taken note rot to say that the landlord is poorer than the tenants but to emphasise the need to rake into consideration the economic status of the tenants also while examining the claim of the landlord for self occupation of the premises. ( 23 ) RE. the claim of the landlord under c1 (p) of S. 21 (1) of the Act, the finding of the District Judge is that the tenants do have suitable alternate accommodation. It is possible, if a closer scrutiny of evidence from a different angle is made, one can persuade one self, to take a different view from the one taken by the learned District judge in this respect. It is possible, if a closer scrutiny of evidence from a different angle is made, one can persuade one self, to take a different view from the one taken by the learned District judge in this respect. But, sitting in revision under S. 115 of the Code, I feel that it may not be appropriate to do so. While examining the need of the landlord the district Judge has taken the view that he deserves the premises involved in both these petitions for the purpose for which he wants. In view of this finding the question of partial eviction is not considered- Besides this, in the light of my approval of the findings of the District Judge on the claim of the landlord under Cl. (p), this question does not arise at all. ( 24 ) THUS, after examining all aspects of the matter, I am of the view that these are not fit cases for interference by this Court. ( 25 ) THEREFORE, both these revision petitions are dismissed. The tenants are grartted time till the end of January, 1982 to vacate and hand over vacant possession of the premises in their respective occupation to the landlord. ( 26 ) PARTIES art directed to bear their own costs. --- *** --- .