JUDGMENT

B.P. Singh, J.—The appellant before us is the landlord who filed two suits for eviction of two tenants from the premises owned by him in the city of Coimbatore, State of Tamil Nadu. His case was that he was conducting business in jewellery from a rented premises belonging to the municipality. The premises in question was located in the business centre of the city of Coimbatore surrounded on all sides by multi-storeyed buildings. He wanted to shift his business from the rented premises to his own premises. He also pleaded that the tenants were in default in payment of rent and, therefore, they were liable to be evicted on that ground alone. He further contended that he also wanted to demolish the premises in question and reconstruct it having regard to its utility, it being located in the business centre of the city of Coimbatore.

2. The Rent Controller as well as the appellate tribunal concurrently held that the appellant-landlord had been able to prove all the three grounds on which the eviction was claimed, namely, (i) the default in payment of rent; (ii) bona fide personal need for doing jewellery business; and (iii) for demolition and reconstruction of the building. The