Thanks for pointing me to this example. I am using Chrome Browser. and kpane.innerHeight() is returning NULL. following function is copied from
the site suggested above (http://jsfiddle.net/dimodi/QZcH7/).
function resizeTabs() {
var paneHeight = $("#tabStrip").closest(".k-pane").innerHeight();
var kpane = $("#tabStrip").closest(".k-pane");
alert(kpane);
alert(kpane.innerHeight());
var tabsHeight = $("#tabStrip > .k-tabstrip-items").outerHeight();
$("#tabStrip > div").height(paneHeight - tabsHeight - 18);
}