The suit property is owned by Defendant Nos. 2 and 3. Defendant No.1 is a tenant of the suit property. By an agreement between the Plaintiff and Defendant No.1, purportedly entered into on 29 March 1995, Defendant No.1 agreed to transfer the tenancy rights of Defendant No.1 in the suit property together with the goodwill of Defendant No.1 in favour of the Plaintiff for a total consideration of Rs.19 crores. It is claimed that it was inter alia agreed between the parties that a detailed tripartite agreement between the Plaintiff, Defendant No.1, as also the owners of the suit property, namely, Defendant Nos. 2 and 3, would be executed between the parties in due course as per mutually agreed terms and conditions. It is claimed by the Plaintiff that prior to entering into the agreement for transfer of tenancy rights as aforesaid, an oral agreement was entered into between Defendant No.1 and Defendant Nos. 2 and 3 for assigning of the suit property for a lump sum consideration of Rs.5 crores by Defendant Nos. 1 and 2 in favour of Defendant No.1 or their nominee/s. It is claimed that earnest money of Rs.25 lacs was paid by Defendant No.1 to Defendant Nos. 2 and 3 towards the assignment. The Plaintiff claims to have paid further monies in pursuance of the agreement of transfer of tenancy rights to Defendant No.1 aggregating to a sum of Rs.1.84 crores till date. It is the case of the Plaintiff that there were negotiations between the parties, in the course of which certain correspondence was exchanged between the respective Solicitors and finally a tripartite agreement was arrived at between the Plaintiff, Defendant No.1 and
