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The defendant has also contended that he has not been served with the legal notice dated 02.07.2018. Though the plaintiff has placed on record postal documents to show delivery of the notice but service of notice is not a big issue. As per settled law, the service of summons of suit for recovery of possession claiming termination of license in itself is service of such notice. Reference' can be laid upon one judgment titled as Nopani Investment Vs. Sanokh Singh (HUF) cited in AIR 2008 SC 673, wherein it has been held that, "in a case of seeking eviction from the tenant, mere filing of the suit amounts to the notice and is sufficient for seeking possession from the tenant, I am of the considered opinion that Ld. Trial Court has rightly come to the conclusion and rightly decreed the suit in favour of the plaintiff". In another judgment, titled as SCJ Plastics Ltd. 1/s. Creative Wares Ltd. 192 (2012) Delhi Law Times 237, the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi has observed that, "even if, the notice of termination of tenancy is defective and strictly not in accordance to section 106 of Transfer of Property Act, then filing of the suit itself amounts to a notice of termination of tenancy to the other party. Therefore, the plaintiff is presumed to have expressed his desire not to continue with the defendant any further who is tenant in the suit property in question. Hence, he/she is liable to be evicted and vacate the premises within reasonable time."