The petitioner is a tenant in respect of premises bearing No.6-3-639/640 of Khairatabad, Hyderabad. Originally, he was tenant of Smt. Fareeda, since the year 1979. The respondent herein issued a notice, dated 20.07.1993, to the petitioner, stating that the property in question was purchased by them, on 24.01.1992, and thereby, the tenancy stood attorned. The petitioner states that when he verified from the landlady, she flatly denied the execution of any sale deed and faced with the situation, he filed R.C.No.689 of 1993 before the III Additional Rent Controller, Hyderabad, under Section 9(3) of the A.P. Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960. On the strength of the orders passed therein, he continued to deposit the rents to the credit of the RC.

The respondent filed O.S.No.1956 of 1997 in the Court of IX Additional Chief Judge (Fast Track Court), City Civil Court, Hyderabad, for eviction of the petitioner from the premises. On a plea raised by the petitioner, that the rent is only Rs.1000/-, per month, and the suit is not maintainable, the trial Court dismissed the suit. Thereupon, the respondent filed R.C.282 of 2004 in the II Additional Rent Controller,