JUDGMENT Gitesh Ranjan Bhattacharjee, J.: This appeal is directed against the judgement and decree passed by the Judge, Second Bench, City Civil Court, Calcutta in Title Suit no. 1321 of 1984 on 11th January, 1989, by which the learned trial court granted a decree in favour of the respondents-plaintiffs to recover khas possession of suit premises' by evicting the appellant defendant therefrom and also to realise mesne profits. The original plaintiff Renubala Malakar having died during the pendency of the suit for eviction, her heirs who are the respondents herein were substituted in her place in the suit. In this judgement the word 'plaintiff' will mean the original plaintiff who filed the suit, namely, Renubala Malakar. 2. The case of the plaintiff in short is that the suit premises was demised by her 'to the appellant-defendant by a registered deed of lease executed on 30.11.61 for a period of 21 years commencing from the 1st December, 1961 on the terms and conditions mentioned in the lease deed at a rental of Rs. 160 per month and that the said lease expired by efflux of time on the expiry of 30th November, 1982 and accordingly the plaintiff filed the suit for recovery of possession of the demised premises after the expiry of the lease period. The appellant-defendant contested the suit by filing written statement. The defence of the defendant was based on two alternative pleas, namely, that the tenancy was governed by the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 and as such there was no question of expiry of the lease by efflux of time, and alternatively, the defendant was holding over on the expiry of the initial lease-period of 21 years. The learned trial court however negative both the pleas of the defendant and held that it was a case of lease of the demised property for a period of 21 years and was therefore outside the purview of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act and that there was no holding over. Accordingly the suit was decreed by the trial court against which the appellant-defendant has preferred the present appeal. 3.
Accordingly the suit was decreed by the trial court against which the appellant-defendant has preferred the present appeal. 3. It has been argued before us by the learned Advocate for the appellant that it is a case which is governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 and therefore no suit lies for eviction on the ground of efflux of the alleged period of lease; It is an admitted fact that a registered lease deed was executed by the plaintiff and the defendant on the 30th November, 1961 which is ext. 1. The execution of this lease-deed is not in dispute. This lease-deed not only bears the heading 'lease for 21 years' but its text also clearly purports to create a lease of the demised premises for 21 years in favour of the defendant with effect from the 1st December, 1961. The monthly rent payable for the demised premises is stipulated in the lease-deed to be Rs. 160 payable on or before the 7th day of the month following the month for which the same shall be due, according to the English calendar month. The demise was for residential purpose. The deed also stipulates several terms and conditions, such as, that in default of payment of rent by the date and in the manner stipulated, the lessee shall be liable to pay interest on the rent in arrear at the rate of 6 percent per annum and that on the expiry of the term or on sooner determination thereof the lessee shall deliver peaceful and vacant possession of the demised premises to the lessor or her agent in the same condition as they have let out, usual wear tear being excepted.
There are also other conditions inserted in the lease-deed, such as, that the lessee shall keep the demised premises in a clean and sanitary condition and shall use the same only for residential purpose and the lessee will not install any power driven machinery or commit or carry on or permit to be committed or carried on any illegal, immoral noxious or injurious act, operation or trade in the demised premises and shall not store any inflammable or explosive substance or materials and shall not make any additions or alterations to the demised premises without the written consent of the lessor nor shall cause any nuisance or annoyance to others and if the lessee makes default in payment of monthly rent for three months or fails to observe and perform the covenants and conditions mentioned in the deed, the lessor will have the option to consider that the demise has ceased and determined and the lessor will be at liberty in that event to re-enter the demised premises and take possession thereof by ousting the lessee without resort to law. It is further stipulated in the lease-deed that the demise shall also cease and determine and the lessor shall be entitled to re-enter the demised premises and take possession thereof in case the lessee becomes bankrupt or insolvent or insane or is convicted of any criminal offence. It is also stipulated in the lease-deed that if at any time during the subsistence of the said lease, the lessee surrenders the lease, then in that case he shall be liable to pay to the lessor the sum of Rs. 160 only as liquidated damages, in lieu of one month's notice to the lessor and that the lessee paying the rent and performing the covenants conditions contained in the lease-deed shall peceably and quietly enjoy and possess the demised premises during the granted term without any eviction. interruption claim and demand whatsoever from the lessor or any person or persons claiming under her. 4. However. in the introductory paragraph of the lease-deed it is stated that in consideration of the rent reserved and of the covenants and conditions contained in the lease-deed the premises described therein is demised to the lessee 'for residential purposes for a period of 21 years as a monthly tenant commencing on and from the 1st day of December.
4. However. in the introductory paragraph of the lease-deed it is stated that in consideration of the rent reserved and of the covenants and conditions contained in the lease-deed the premises described therein is demised to the lessee 'for residential purposes for a period of 21 years as a monthly tenant commencing on and from the 1st day of December. 1961 yielding and paying there monthly and every month a sum of Rs. 160 only............•. It is argued on behalf of the learned Advocate for the appellant-defendant that the expression 'monthly tenant' as used (only once though) in the introductory paragraph of the lease-deed shows that what was created in respect of the demised premises was a monthly tenancy which is governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act and that it was in fact not a lease for 21 years so as to take it outside the purview of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. There is no dispute that if the demise constitutes a lease for a period of 21 years in that event in view of the proviso to sub-s. (2) of s. 3 of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act the demise will be outside the purview of the said Act. 5. In paragraph 9 of the written statement filed by the defendant it is stated inter alia that at the time of induction of the defendant in the disputed tenancy originally it was agreed between the parties in presence of the husband of the plaintiff and witness on behalf of the defendant that the tenancy would be monthly tenancy subject to the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act according to English calendar month beginning from 1st day to the last day of the month and the tenancy would be governed according to the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. 1956. but with a view to keeping the record of the other terms and conditions of the tenancy the plaintiff's Advocate requested the parties to execute a formal deed of lease though as per mutual agreement between the parties the tenancy was to be governed according to the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act.
1956. but with a view to keeping the record of the other terms and conditions of the tenancy the plaintiff's Advocate requested the parties to execute a formal deed of lease though as per mutual agreement between the parties the tenancy was to be governed according to the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. 1956 and in pursuance of the said agreement between the parties the rent was being accepted and being treated as for monthly tenancy-at-will as per the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act and the tenancy was being guided as per terms and conditions of the said Act. So it is the defence case that' originally it was agreed between the parties that it will be a monthly tenancy under the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. but the lease-deed was executed on the request of the learned Advocate for the plaintiff with a view to keeping record of other terms and conditions of the tenancy. Therefore it is not the case of the defendant in the written statement that the terms and conditions as embodied in the lease-deed were not intended by the parties to be observed and followed or that these were only paper terms not intended to be followed. On the other hand it is the case of the defendant in the written statement that the lease deed was executed for keeping a record of the other terms and conditions of the tenancy. Now as we have seen the other terms and conditions contained in the lease-deed include the term that the demise will be for a period of 21 years and that if during this term of the demise the defendant pays rent and observes the terms and conditions mentioned in the deed, in that case he will be entitled to possess the demised premises peceably and quietly without eviction, interruption, claim or demand whatsoever from the lessor. If anything at all, all these terms and conditions unequivocally and unambiguously show that the demise will be governed by its own terms and conditions and not by the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. As for example, under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act the landlord can claim eviction on the ground of his reasonable requirement.
If anything at all, all these terms and conditions unequivocally and unambiguously show that the demise will be governed by its own terms and conditions and not by the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. As for example, under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act the landlord can claim eviction on the ground of his reasonable requirement. But as we have seen, under the terms and conditions of the demise under consideration if the lessee observes the terms and conditions contained in the lease-deed, he will not be liable to eviction during the period of the lease on any ground whatsoever including the ground of reasonable requirement of the premises by the landlord. 6. D.W.1 who is the defendant himself says in his evidence' that there was talk of lease of the suit premises between himself and the plaintiff and her husband on the 29th November, 1961 and there was agreement for monthly tenancy in his favour and a draft deed of lease for 21 years was given to him and that the plaintiff and her husband at his request, that is, at the request of the defendant agreed to insert the words 'monthly tenancy' in the deed and accordingly in the registered deed also the said words 'monthly tenancy' were included. He also says that the rent paid in advance has not been adjusted. In his cross-examination he however categorically says that there was a lease-deed for 21 years in his favour by Renubala. D.W.2, Anup Chand who is the brother of the defendant says that he was present at the time of talk for tenancy between the plaintiff and the defendant and in the draft agreement in his presence the words 'monthly tenancy' were inserted when the defendant asked the lawyer to do so. It has to be noted here that there is no whisper either in the evidence of the defendant or in the evidence of his brother that there was any talk or agreement between the parties that the tenancy would be governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. The defence case as pleaded in the written statement that at the time of preparing the lease-deed it was agreed that the tenancy would be governed by the W.B.P.T. Act therefore falls through.
The defence case as pleaded in the written statement that at the time of preparing the lease-deed it was agreed that the tenancy would be governed by the W.B.P.T. Act therefore falls through. The only defence evidence in this respect is that the words 'monthly tenancy' were included in the lease deed on the request of the defendant and there was agreement for monthly tenancy in his favour. As we have seen it is true that in the lease deed the lessee at one place in the introductory paragraph has been referred to as a monthly tenant, but nowhere in the lease deed the demise has been described as a 'monthly tenancy'. The context in which the lessee has been referred to as monthly tenant in the lease deed, as we have seen, is very clear. The term 'monthly tenant' was used to refer to the lessee in association with the monthly rent stipulated for payment every month. In s. 105 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 a lease of immovable property has been described as 'a transfer of a right to enjoy such property, made for a certain time, express or implied or in perpetuity, in consideration of a price paid or promised or of money, to be rendered periodically to the transfer by the transferee, who accepts the transfer on such terms'. In the present case the demise was for a certain time, namely, for 21 years in consideration of money (Rs. 160 as rent) payable periodically, namely, every month within the 7th day of the following month. If the lease deed is read as a: whole including the terms and conditions which we have noted above it will be evident that the lease was granted for a definite period' of 21 years with definite protection to the lessee against eviction during the term of the lease on any ground whatsoever on his compliance of the terms and conditions of the lease deed, and the lease-deed required periodical payment of rent,- the period for payment of rent being linked up with the English calendar month and the rent for each month being payable by the 7th day of the following month.
It is therefore evident that by using the expression 'monthly tenant' in association with the matters in context it was only intended to be supportive, in expression, to the tem that the rent was a monthly rent payable by the tenant/lessee according to the, English calendar month for the demised premises. As we have seen, there is no whisper in the evidence of the defendant or his brother that there was any talk or agreement between the -parties that the demise would be governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act inspite of the terms and conditions of the lease deed-purporting it to be a lease for 21 years, specific. In the circumstances there is no scope for argument that according to the agreement between the parties the demise was to be governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act and the lease deed was only a sham document as sought to be argued by the learned Advocate for the appellant before us. Since the evidence adduced in the case even does not tend to show that the lease deed was not intended by the parties to be acted upon it is not necessary for us to examine the question whether any such plea is available to the appellant-defendant that inspite of the terms and conditions relating to the lease for a period of 21 years, it was in fact not a lease for 21 years. Neither factually-going by evidence nor by interpretation of the lease-deed as discussed, we can come to any legitimate finding that the tenancy really was not a demise for 21 years and it was governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. 7. The learned Advocate for appellant referred to the decision of a Division Bench of this court in Carrara Marble and Tarraze Co. vs. Charu Chandra, 61 CWN 407 and submitted that in the said decision it had been held that monthly tenancy and mode of payment of rent might be different. It may however be mentioned here that the said case was a case under the West Bengal Premises Rent Control (Temporary Provisions) Act of 1950.
vs. Charu Chandra, 61 CWN 407 and submitted that in the said decision it had been held that monthly tenancy and mode of payment of rent might be different. It may however be mentioned here that the said case was a case under the West Bengal Premises Rent Control (Temporary Provisions) Act of 1950. It was, observed in the said decision that more payment of rent from month to month according to English calendar would not be sufficient, by itself, to prove the month of the tenancy because the month of the tenancy might very well be different from the month according to which rent was realised and the payment of rent according to English calender might be merely a mode of payment and nothing more. In view of the facts and circumstances, the court also refused to draw the conclusion that the month of the tenancy coincided with the English calendar month from the fact that rents used to be realised according to English calendar. The court also observed that in the case of ' monthly tenancy the month of the tenancy might be different from the month according to which rent was realised. In our present case however, as we have seen, it is not in dispute that rent was payable according to the English calendar month. Obviously, that by itself will not make the case liable to be governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, because even in the case of a lease for a certain period governed by the Transfer of Property Act the rent payable may be for the period of a month and such month also may be a month of English calendar, as has happened in the present case. 8. As we have seen, the learned Advocate for the appellant also wanted to argue that although the lease deed purportingly described the concerned demise as a lease for 21 years yet as a matter of fact there was an agreement between 'the parties that the terms of the lease. as contained in the lease deed would be of no effect and the demise would be governed by the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. We have also noticed that there is no evidence that there was any agreement that the demise would be governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act and not by the terms of the lease deed.
We have also noticed that there is no evidence that there was any agreement that the demise would be governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act and not by the terms of the lease deed. The learned Advocate for the respondents however submitted that in view of s. 92 of the Evidence Act, 1872 the appellant defendant could contend that the terms of the agreement as, contained in the lease deed were not the real terms and that the terms were different. Section 92 inter alia provides that when the terms of any contract, grant or other disposition of property as referred to in s. 91 have been proved according to s. 91, no evidence of any oral agreement or statement shall be admitted, as between the parties to any such instrument or their representatives-in-interest, for the purpose of contradicting, varying, adding to, or substracting from, its terms. To meet this argument the learned Advocate for the appellant referred to the decision of the Supreme Court in Ganga Bai vs. Chhabubai, AIR 1982SC 20 where it has been held that the bar imposed by s. 92 of the Evidence Act applies only when a party seeks to rely upon the document embodying the terms of the transaction and in that event the law declares that the nature and intent of the transaction must be gathered from the terms of the document itself and no evidence of any oral agreement or statement can be admitted as between the parties to such document for the purpose of contracting or modifying its terms, but the said bar is not attracted when the case of a party is that the transaction recorded in the document was never intended to be acted upon at all between the parties and that the document is a sham. It was further observed in the said decision that such a question would arise when the party would assert that there was a different transaction altogether and what was recorded in the document was intended to be of no consequence whatever, and for that purpose oral evidence would be admissible to show that the document executed was never intended to operate as an agreement, but that some other agreement altogether, not recorded in the document, was entered into between the parties.
This decision of the Supreme Court is however not applicable to the facts of the present case because, as we have seen, there is no convincing evidence that there was any separate agreement between the parties that the terms of the document would not be at all given effect to and there was a separate agreement that the tenancy would be governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. 9. On the other hand, as we have seen, it is also the case of the appellant that the lease-deed was brought into existence and executed because it was intended to keep on record the other terms and conditions of the demise. That being so, it cannot be said that the appellant-defendant repudiates the written terms and conditions contained in the lease deed. His case rather, as argued, is that by reason of the expression 'monthly tenant' in one place in the introductory paragraph of the lease-deed the entire transaction should be taken to have been intended- and should also be interpreted - to be monthly tenancy governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. As we have seen, the lease-deed when read as a whole does not project that the more use of the expression 'monthly tenant' at one place, and that too, in association of the particular context including the periodicity of rent payable, has any import vis-a-vis the other terms and conditions of the deed that the demise was to be governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act ignoring the clear and express terms and conditions of the demise. On the other hand, the lease-deed read as a whole and in a harmonious way so as to render all the terms and conditions harmoniously meaningful and effective, will indicate that the lease was and was also intended to be a lease for 21 years and the lessee-was required to pay rent according to English calendar month and that is why he was described at one place in the lease deed as a monthly tenant but without having, any import to neutralise, or any effect of setting at naught the express terms and conditions of the demise. In the present case there is no evidence that the parties agreed or intended that the lease-deed would never be operative as an agreement. 10.
In the present case there is no evidence that the parties agreed or intended that the lease-deed would never be operative as an agreement. 10. In Tyagaraja vs. Vedathanni, AIR 1936 PC 70 it was observed by the Privy Council that s. 92 of the Evidence Act only excludes oral evidence to vary the terms of the written contract and has no reference to the question whether the parties had agreed to contract on the terms set forth in the document. As we have seen in the present case there is no evidence that the parties contracted that the demise would be governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. 11. In Raj Kumar Rajindra Singh vs. State of Himachal Pradesh, AIR 1990 SC 1833 it has been held by the Supreme Court that if the terms of the document are clear and unambiguous, extrinsic evidence to ascertain the true intention of the. parties is inadmissible because s. 92 of the Evidence Act mandates that in such a case the intention must be gathered from the language employed in the document, but if the language employed is ambiguous and admits of a variety of meanings, it is settled law that the 6th proviso to the section can be invoked which permits tendering of extrinsic evidence as to acts, conduct and surrounding circumstances to enable the court to ascertain the real intention of the parties and in such a case such oral evidence may guide the court' in unravelling the true intention of the parties. This decision, in our opinion, does not come to the help of the appellant-defendant, firstly because the terms of the lease deed are very clear and admits of no ambiguity and secondly because there is also no evidence that inspite of execution of lease-deed the parties intended or agreed that the demise would be governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. However since the terms of the demise in this case are rather clear and unambiguous there is no question of any evidence to show real intention of the parties because the intention that it will be a lease for 21 years on payment of monthly rent is clear and unambiguous from the lease-deed itself and there is no legitimate scope for making any distortion of the same. It may be mentioned here that ext.
It may be mentioned here that ext. A is a receipt showing payment of an amount of Rs. 160 by the appellant-defendant in favour of the plaintiff on 30.11.1961 as 'deposit in terms of 21 years' lease dt. 30.11.61 to be adjusted in 'last month's rent'. This shows that even apart from the lease-deed, in this receipt also the parties were purporting to make transaction in terms for the lease for 21 years which clearly indicates that even otherwise also the parties were committing themselves to the lease for 21 years. In view of all the relevant facts and circumstances it must be held that there is no substance in the defence plea that the demises was intended to be governed or is governed by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act. 12. Of course in the said receipt Ext. A it is mentioned that the amount of Rs. 160, the payment of which by way of deposit was evidenced by the said -receipt was to be adjusted in the last month's rent. The said deposit of Rs. 160 was however not, as a matter of fact, adjusted by the plaintiff towards the rent of the last month, namely, the month of November 1982. This fact that the deposit was not adjusted has been made the corner-stone of the argument on behalf of the appellant-defendant in support of his alternative plea of holding over. It may be mentioned here that by a notice dated the 6th October, 1982 Ext. 4, issued by the plaintiff through, his learned Advocate to the defendant it was reminded that the term of the lease. of 21 years would expire with the expiry of the 30th November, 1982 and the defendant was also called upon to deliver peaceful and vacant possession of the demised premises to the plaintiff on the expiry of 30th November, 1982. The learned Advocate for the appellant-defendant attracted our attention to Ext. A(2) which is a rent receipt dated 28.11.82 for the demised premises for the month of November 1982. The endorsement on the backside of that receipt shows that the actual payment of rent for November 1982 was received on 5.12.82.
The learned Advocate for the appellant-defendant attracted our attention to Ext. A(2) which is a rent receipt dated 28.11.82 for the demised premises for the month of November 1982. The endorsement on the backside of that receipt shows that the actual payment of rent for November 1982 was received on 5.12.82. It was argued on behalf of the appellant-defendant that the fact that the deposit of rent was not adjusted towards the rent of the last month, that is, November 1982 in terms of the recital on the concerned receipt and the further fact that the rent for November 1982 was really accepted on 5.12.82, that is, after the expiry of the lease period, would substantiate the appellant-defendant's alternative plea of holding over. It was also argued on behalf of the appellant-defendant that the fact that the advance deposit of rent for one month which was to be adjusted against the last month of the lease period was not in fact so adjusted, would show that the plaintiff also did not intend that it would be a lease for 21 years in terms of the lease deed, and at any rate such conduct of the plaintiff as reflected in the non-adjustment of deposit lends support to the defence plea of holding over. This argument does not seem to be at all convincing to us in view of the fact that the mere non-adjustment of the advance deposit towards the rent of the last month will not give a go-by to all the terms and conditions of the lease, nor will the same constitute an act of consent of the lessor for holding over. Section 116 of the Transfer of Property Act which deals with 'holding over' provides that if a lessee of property remains in possession thereof after the determination of the lease granted to the lessee and the lessor or his legal representative accepts rent from the lessee or otherwise assents to his continuing in possession, the lease is, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary, renewed from year to year or from month to month according to the purpose for which the property is leased, as specified in the s. 106. Therefore to constitute holding over the mere fact that the lessee remained in possession of the concerned property after the determination of the lease will not be enough.
Therefore to constitute holding over the mere fact that the lessee remained in possession of the concerned property after the determination of the lease will not be enough. Similar view was also taken by a Division Bench of this court in Md. Ahmed Amolia vs. Nirmal Chandra, AIR 1978 Cal 312 . It will be rather necessary to establish that the lessor either accepted rent from the lessee or otherwise assented to his continuing in possession. It is submitted on behalf of the appellant-defendant that the fact that the rent for November 1982 was accepted by the plaintiff on 5th December, 1982, that is, after the expiry of the lease period, makes out the defendant's case of holding over. In our opinion, this proposition is not at all correct. As we have seen that was accepted as rent on 5th December, 1982 was the rent not for December 1982 but for November 1982. Evidently November 1982 was a month within the period of lease for 21 years. In. fact it was the last month of the lease period. Therefore acceptance of rent for the last month of the lease period will not constitute anything in support of holding over on the part of the appellant-defendant. Acceptance of rent, as mentioned in s. 116 Transfer of Property Act, must be an acceptance of rent for such period which is subsequent to the expiry 'of the lease period. Acceptance of rent after the lease period, for any period belonging to the lease period or forming a part of the lease period will not constitute holding over as contemplated in s. 116 of the Transfer of Property Act. It is also to be pointed out here that according to 'he terms of the lease deed the rent for every month was payable by the lessee-defendant within the 7th day of the following month. Therefore even according to the terms of the lease-deed the payment of the rent for November 1982 within the 7th December, 1982 does not become anything irregular. Of course, it is true that the advance deposit which was required to be adjusted against the.
Therefore even according to the terms of the lease-deed the payment of the rent for November 1982 within the 7th December, 1982 does not become anything irregular. Of course, it is true that the advance deposit which was required to be adjusted against the. rent of the last month in accordance with the recital contained in the receipt for the advance deposital though the lease-deed itself deed not contain any such term-was indeed not so adjusted which is at best a lapse on the part of the plaintiff, but for the reason it cannot be said that a case of holding over has been made out in favour of the appellant-defendant. Since there has been neither any acceptance of rent' by the landlord in respect of any period subsequent to the expiry of the term of the lease nor has the plaintiff otherwise assented to continuance of possession by the defendant it cannot be held that the defendant has been able to make out any case of holding over under s. 116 Transfer of Property Act. It is needless to mention that the more fact that the plaintiff did not adjust the deposit of one month's rent towards the rent of the last month of the lease period neither constitutes acceptance of rent for any period subsequent to the expiry of the lease nor does it constitute assent on the part of the plaintiff to the continuance of possession by the defendant. Non-adjustment of deposit towards the rent of the last month of the lease period, in our opinion, does not have any such import as to invoke s. 116 of the Transfer of Property Act in favour of the defendant. The defendant may have a separate cause of action for realising the same but that does not help the defendant to resist eviction. In the circumstances we find no reason to interfere with the impugned judgement and order of the learned court below. The appeal therefore fails and is hereby dismissed with cost. Devendra Kumar Jain, J.: I agree. Appeal dismissed.