( 1 ) THIS revision petition is filed being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 4th October 1990 passed by the Subordinate Judge, Bhimavaram on s. C. Suit No. 81 of 1988 on his file. The petitioner claims to be the owner and landlord of the premises in question. According to the petitioner he purchased the same under a registered sale deed dated 10-2-1984 from one Jupudi Ammaji alias Hymasundari (filed as Ex. A-1 ). According to the petitioner, his vendor Hymasundari got the property from her mother-in-law Jupudi Sesharatnam under a settlement deed dated 31-7-1957, filed in the suit as Ex. A-2 and on the basis of the sale deed Ex. A-1 he filed the present suit for recovery of rent of Rs. 1260/-, at the rate of Rs. 35/- per month, for 36 months from 10-7-85 to 10-7-88, from the respondent.

( 2 ) THE respondent-defendant filed a written statement contending that he was a tenant of the suit premises (shop) for the last 30 to 40 years under one Jupudi Kesavarao and he had been paying rents to him. There was a previous litigation between Jupudi ammaji alias Hymasundari and himself in r. C. C. 7 of 1980 and the said proceedings ended in his favour. The plaintiff a