( 1 ) ALL these revision petitions are by the tenants. H. R. R. P. No. 417 of 2003 relates to H. R. C. No. 1566 of 1998; H. R. R. P. No. 427 of 2003 relates to h. R. C. No. 1564 of 1998; H. R. R. P. No. 426 of 2003 relates to H. R. C. No. 1563 of 1998 and H. R. R. P. No. 428 of 2003 relates to H. R. C. No. 1565 of 1998.

( 2 ) IN all these petitions the landlord is common and the tenants are different.

( 3 ) DURING the course of this order, the landlord would be referred to as the petitioner and the tenants will be referred to as the respondents.

( 4 ) THE petitioner initiated eviction proceedings under the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 seeking eviction of the respondents under Section 21 (1) (h) and (j) of the Act. The case of the petitioner is that all the respondents are tenants under the petitioner in respect of the shop premises bearing No. 286 situate at Thimmaiah Road, Civil Station, Bangalore and all the respondents are paying a monthly rent of Rs. 125/- and the tenancy being of English calendar month.

( 5 ) IT is the case of the petitioner that the schedule shops are under the occupation of the respondents. The son of the petitioners is unemployed and h