( 1 ) ). THE present Revision Application has been filed by the petitioner - tenant invoking Section 29 (2) of the Bombay Rent Act. The details of the litigation are as under :-

( 2 ) THE respondents - plaintiffs are the owner of the suit premises, which is let to the petitioner tenant. The landlords filed a Civil Suit being suit bearing Rent Suit No. 803/76 against the defendants on the ground that the plaintiffs are the owner of the house No. S. 3/595/8 situated at Gendi Gate Road, Vadodara. That the defendants are tenants of two rooms at the rate of Rs. 10. 00 p. m. and they are in arrears of rent from 1. 5. 1971 to 30. 6. 1976. A demand notice was served on the tenants as required under Section 12 (2) of the Bombay Rent Act. Still the defendants did not comply with the same and therefore, the aforesaid suit was filed by the plaintiff for getting the decree for possession as well as arrears of rent on the ground of non payment of rent.

( 3 ) THE defendants have appeared in the suit and filed their written statement at Ex. 10 and contended that Rs. 10. 00 p. m. is excessive rent and that standard rent should be fixed at Rs. 2. 00 p. m. It was also contended in th