( 1 ) IN this revision petition, the petitioner/original defendant has challenged the judgment and decree passed by the learned tenant District judge, Valsad, at Navsari, in Regular Civil suit No. 87 of 1976, on 28-2-1979, by invoking the aids of the provisions of section 29 (2) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 (the Rent Act for short hereinafter ).

( 2 ) A resume of the material facts leading to the rise of the present petition, needs narration, so as to appreciate the merits of the revision and challenge against it.

( 3 ) THE petitioner herein is the original defendant-tenant. The respondents herein are the original plaintiff-landlord. For the sake of convenience and brevity, they are hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs and defendant.

( 4 ) THE plaintiff filed Regular Civil Suit no. 90 of 1974 in the court of the Civil judge (J. D. ). Valsad, against the defendant for recovery of rent and possession of the demised premises on the ground of non-payment of rent. The defendant is a tenant in respect of a residential property bearing City Survey no. 3275, situated in Valsad Town, which is hereinafter referred to as the "demised pro