In Brief
The appellant (property owner) sought eviction of a tenant under commercial tenancy law. The original tenants were a father and son (joint tenants). After the father died and the lease was terminated, the son continued in possession. The appellant filed an eviction petition, which was decreed by the Rent Controller. The son's brother (Respondent No. 1) later tried to object during execution, claiming he was a necessary party because the property descended as tenants-in-common under inheritance law. The High Court allowed his objection. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that heirs of a deceased joint tenant succeed to the tenancy as joint tenants (not tenants-in-common). A single tenancy devolves on all heirs; notice to one joint tenant suffices for all. The decree was restored.
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