1. This revision is directed against the judgment dated 15.03.2010 passed in R.A.No.35 of 2009 by the Additional Chief Judge, City Small Causes Court, Hyderabad (‘the lower appellate authority’, for brevity), whereby and whereunder, the order dated 10.12.2008 passed in R.C.No.197 of 2006 by the II Additional Rent Controller, Hyderabad (‘the Rent Controller’, for brevity) was confirmed.

2. The petitioner herein is the landlord and the respondent herein is the tenant of the mulgi bearing municipal No.9-4-76/1/6 situated at Toli Chowki Main Road, Hyderabad (petition schedule mulgi). For the sake of convenience, the parties will be hereinafter referred to as they were arrayed before the Rent Controller.

3. The brief facts of the case are as follows:-

The petitioner filed R.C.No.197 of 2006 before the Rent Controller under Sections 10(2) (i) and 10(3) (a)(iii) of the A.P.Buildings (Lease, Rent & Eviction) Control Act, 1960, seeking eviction of the respondent from the petition schedule mulgi contending inter alia that he is the owner of the petition schedule mulgi; that the respondent had obtained the same on rent from him under a registered Rental Deed dated 27.01.2005 vide