( 1 ) THE Petitioner is the tenant of a residential premises bearing Door no. 11/254 situated in Apparao Street, Madanapalle, owned by the respondent. The respondent-landlord filed an application RCC. No. 2/75 before the Rent controller Madanapalle seeking eviction of the petitioner-tenant on the ground of wilful default in the payment of rent for the period from 30-3-1973 to 27-2-75 and also on the ground of personal requirement. That application was dismissed by the Rent Controller on 1-8-1977 negativing both the pleas raised by the landlord. The appellate court as well as the High Court in revision C. R P No. 3959/79 confirmed the view taken by the Rent Controller. During the pendency of that application the tenant did not deposit into the court regularly the monthly rents due for the period subsequent to the application. However, a lumpsum amount of Rs. 800/- was deposited by him into court towards the rent for the period from February 1975, to november 1975. After the dismissal of that application the landlord filed rcc. No. 10/78 (from out of which the present revision petition arises) before the Rent Controller, Madanapalle contending that there was wilful defa