( 1 ) RESPONDENTS 1 to 6 were the petitioners and petitioners 1 and 2 were respondents 1 (1) and 1 (5) in HRC No. 10568 of 1994, on the file of the court of Small Causes, Bangalore. Respondents 7 to 13 herein were the respondents 1 (2), 1 (3), 1 (4), 1 (7), 1 (8), 1 (9) and 1 (10) respectively in the said eviction petition. For convenience, respondents 1 to 6 will be referred to as 'landlords' and the petitioners 1 and 2 and respondents 7 to 13 will together be referred as 'tenants'.

( 2 ) THE said eviction petition was filed by the landlords against the tenants (the L. Rs of A. Rajagopal who was running Mercury Press in the petition schedule premises) under Section 21 (1) proviso (h) of the Karnataka rent Control Act, 1961 (for short, the 'old HRC Act' or 'old Act' ). The petition schedule premises is a non-residential premises, measuring more than 14 sq. mts. The said petition was allowed by order dated 17-11-2001 under proviso (h) to Section 21 (1) of the said Act. Feeling aggrieved, the respondents 1 and 5 in the eviction petition, representing 'mercury Press', have filed this revision petition under Section 50 (1) of the old Act, on 4-2-2002.

( 3 ) WHEN th