ORDER :

Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, J.

1. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the complainants, the learned counsel appearing for the accused as well as the accused who are personally present through video conferencing.

2. The complainants are the plaintiffs in a suit filed in the City Civil Court at Bengaluru and the accused is the defendant. The suit is filed by the complainants for seeking a decree of eviction against the accused and for recovery of a sum of Rs. 3,39,900/- towards the arrears of rent along with the interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date of the suit. It is pleaded in the suit filed by the complainants that they are the owners of the schedule premises consisting of a residential house comprising of 2 halls, 1 dining room, 4 bedrooms with attached bathrooms, 1 study room, 1 common bath-cum-toilet, 1 kitchen, 1 prayer room, 1 store room, 1 utility area, 1 balcony, 1 garage, 1 servants' quarters, 1 sump and 2 overhead tanks, measuring around 3200 sq. feet situated at 12th Cross, II Phase, J.P. Nagar, Bengaluru. The schedule premises was let out by the complainants to the accused on 1st July 2009 for a monthly rent of Rs. 27,000/-. The averments made in the pl