Viswanatha Iyer, J.

Petitioner is the tenant of a residential building belonging to the respondent, thercntbcing.Rs.500/-pcr month. The landlord issued notice of eviction on 21-11-1989 -alleging arrears of rent from 1-6-1988 and claiming vacant possession of the premises on the ground of his bona fide need for own occupation. The tenant - petitioner replied refuting the claim for arrears of rent pointing out that periodical payments had been made and that rent was due only for a lesser period. He also pointed out that the landlord had granted him eleven months time to vacate the house on 20-10-1989, that it was not practicable for him to vacate within the period of one month mentioned in the notice and that he wanted atleast six months more to vacate. He staled that he will not in any case, overstay the eleven months' lime already allowed by the landlord. At the same time, he mentioned that if the landlord chose to go ahead with his petition for eviction he will not have any alternative but to resist the same according to law.

2. The landlord filed the petition for eviction on 10-1-1990. The tenant filed his written statement on 12-11-1990 in which he claimed that he had