1. Heard Mr. G.N. Sahewalla, the learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Ms. R. Jain, the learned Counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr. C. Baruah, the learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Ms. L. Yangzom, the learned Counsel for the respondent.

2. By this revision under Section 115 read with Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code, the petitioners have assailed the first appellate judgment and decree dated 28.03.2012 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Dibrugarh in Title Appeal No. 15/2009, by which the judgment and decree dated 15.05.2009, passed by the learned Munsiff No.1, Dibrugarh in Title Suit No. 152/2006 was set aside and reversed.

3. The petitioners are the plaintiffs in the said suit. It was stated that they were the landlords of the respondent in respect of the suit premises comprising of 429 square feet in the first floor of the two storied RCC building at Dibrugarh as described in the Schedule of the plaint and that it was agreed that the respondent would pay monthly rent of Rs.2,150/- for the said tenanted premises. It was projected that the respondent had been irregular in paying monthly rent to the petitioners and from November, 2005 he had stopped pay