J. ESWARA PRASAD, J.

( 1 ) PETITIONER is the tenant in a residential premises. The tenancy is oral, and the rent is Rs. 150/- per month. The respondent landlord filed RCC No. 3/1989 before the Principal District Munsif (Rent Controller), Punganur for eviction of the petitioner on four grounds, viz. , that he bona fide requires the premises for personal occupation, that the petitioner committed wilful defaultin payment of rents from Junly, 1986 to June, 1988, that the petitioner committed some acts of waste and that the petitioner had secured alternative accommodation, the learned Rent Controller negatived all the contentions except the contention relating to wilful default in payment of rents and directed eviction of the petitioner. On appeal by the petitioner, the appellate authority agreed with the Rent Controller that there was wilful default in payment of rents and confirmed the Order of eviction leading to filing of this Revision Petition by the tenant.

( 2 ) BEFORE the Rent Controller, the petitioner fued an additional counter to the effect that the Rent Controller has no jurisdiction inasmuch as the petition for eviction is filed within 10 years from the date of completion of

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