P. VENKATARAMA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THIS revision petition is filed under Section 22 of the A. P. Buildings (Lease, rent and Eviction) Control Act by the tenant of a non-residential premises-mulgis bearing Nos. 5-3-492 and 493 situated at Topkhana Road, Osmangunj, hyderabad. The petitioner has been carrying on business of glass and plywood etc. in the said premises. The premises bearing No. 5-3-492 was taken on lease in the year 1979 under a rental deed. The monthly rent originally agreed upon was Rs. 250/- per mulgi and the same was increased to Rs. 350/- subsequently. Though the eviction petition was filed in the year 1986 on several grounds, the only ground on which the eviction petition was allowed is the ground mentioned in Section 10 (2) (v) of the Act. A tenant securing alternative building is the ground for eviction as per the said provision. Both the Courts below held that the petitioner-tenant secured alternative accommodation of more than one premises for the purpose of doing business and therefore, the petitioner is liable for eviction.

( 2 ) THE two buildings which are found to be in the nature of alternative accommodation secured by the tenant are: the mulgi bearing No. 5-3

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