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28. It may further be noticed that in its decision in the case of H.C. Pandey v. G.C. Paul, reported in AIR 1989 SC 1470, it had been observed by the Apex Court that in case of a single tenancy which devolves upon several persons, the status of such persons in the absence of any division of the premises or of the rent payable therefor continues to be that of joint tenants.

29. In the present case, it was a single tenancy in favour of the two defendants and the status of the defendants could not be more than that of "joint tenants. In such circumstances, the admissions of one of the joint tenant about his having received the summons as well as the copies of the plaint was conclusive and decisive of the matter relating to the service of the summons. The admission had not in any manner been proved to be erroneous or was explained away. The trial Court had believed the affidavit of the process server appended on the back of the summons. The correctness of the fact asserted in the affidavit of the process server was not disputed by Om Prakash, one of the joint tenants.