1. This Revision is preferred against the Judgment and decree dated 23.12.2010 passed by learned Civil Judge, Golaghat, in title appeal No. 08/2009, whereby learned Civil Judge, in the appeal reversed the Judgment and decree dated 31.08.2009 passed by the Court of Munsiff No. 1, Golaghat, in Title Suit No. 12/2006.

2. The petitioner as the plaintiff instituted the suit for eviction of respondent No. 1 and prayed for compensation under the Provision of Assam Urban Areas Rent Control Act, 1972. According to the petitioner, the suit house was let out to Sri. Sawarmal Agarwalla, the elder brother of the respondent No. 1 on the strength of a Deed of Agreement dated 01.04.1985 at a monthly rate of Rs. 350/- per month. The aforesaid tenancy continued till 31.12.1992 and on that date Sri Sawarmal Agarwalla handed over the possession of the suit premises to the petitioner by executing a writing dated 31.12.1992. Thereafter, respondent No. 1 approached the petitioner to take on monthly rent of the said suit premises for running a hardware shop. The monthly rent for the suit premises was fixed at Rs. 1,200/- per month. Right from 01.04.2000, the monthly rent for the suit premises was en