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25. Hence, the burden to prove the same was on the objector and he cannot rely upon the fact that there are weaknesses in the reply of the decree holder. The objections of the Bhagwant Singh cannot stand on their on own legs and therefore, he cannot contend that the decree holder must prove to the contrary. It is also well settled that on the death of the original tenant, subject to any provision to the contrary either negativing or limiting the succession, the tenancy rights devolve on the heirs of the deceased tenant. The incidence of the tenancy are the same as those enjoyed by the original tenant. It is a single tenancy which devolves on the heirs. There is no division of the premises or of the rent payable thereof. That is the position as between the landlord and the heirs of the deceased tenant. In other words, the heirs succeed to the tenancy as joint tenants. Reliance in this regard is placed upon H.C. Pandey vs. G.C. Paul (1989) 3 SCC 77 and Suresh kumar kohli vs Rakesh Jain & Anr Civil Appeal no 3996/2018. It is also pertinent to note that the tenancy cannot be split and bifurcated and therefore, the unity and integrity of the tenancy cannot be destroyed either by the landlord or the tenant. Reliance in this regard is placed upon the case of S. S. Rikhy Vs. Hermes Travels and Cargo Pvt. Ltd, 2001 SCC Online Del 422.