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15. The fact that respondent is a tenant in tenanted premises is admitted. It is claimed by the respondent that upon death of his father tenancy devolved upon all the legal heirs of his father. It is settled law that when original tenant dies, the legal heirs inherit the tenancy as joint tenants. Since all the legal heirs inherited the tenancy upon death of their father, they inherited the same as joint tenants and making any of joint tenants a party to eviction petition is sufficient. It is not necessary for the landlord to implead all the legal heirs of deceased tenant. Further, the respondent has not specified as to who else, besides him, is in occupation of the tenanted premises as a tenant.