1. This petition is filed under Section 18 of the Karnataka Small Cause Courts Act, 1964, challenging the dismissal of S.C. No. 1474 of 2011 filed by the petitioner herein seeking ejectment of the defendant from the suit schedule property.

2. The suit schedule property is described as premises bearing No. 5/46, Pipeline Road, Chowdeshwari Nagar, Laggere, Bengaluru. Plaintiff is the wife of one Pravardhan Rao. Defendant is the son of brother of Pravardhan Rao. According to the plaintiff, she is the absolute owner of the suit property having purchased the same from one P. Babu S/o Poongavanam by a registered sale deed dated 24-3-2003. She claims to have put up ground and first floor for her use and occupation. It is her case that as the defendant was related to her and was known to the family, in order to help him on humanitarian grounds, the plaintiff leased the schedule property on a monthly rent of Rs. 6,000/- per month. The lease started from 1-8-2008. The tenant paid monthly rent upto 31-3-2009 and collected cash receipts from the plaintiff. Subsequently, he stopped paying rents. Defendant was called upon to vacate the premises. He did not accede to the request. Plaintiff