ORDER :

T.V.ANILKUMAR, J.

The revision petitioner is the landlord of a three storied building bearing Door No.CC/67/11307 of Kochi Corporation of which the tenanted premises form part of. The ground floor of the building was let out to respondents 1 and 2 on monthly rent for business purpose under a joint tenancy arrangement. Later, it came to the notice of the revision petitioner that second respondent stopped his business and left the tenanted premises. Still later, it came to his notice that the first respondent without the knowledge and consent of the revision petitioner sublet the tenanted premises to 3rd respondent violating the conditions of the lease.

2. The revision petitioner required the tenanted floor of the building for his own occupation as well as of his son for conducting business in floor tiles and sanitary wares. Revision petitioner further noticed that during the currency of the tenancy, the respondents 1 and 2 used the petition scheduled building in such a manner as to destroy its value and utility materially and permanently. Alleging these facts, the landlord filed R.C.P. No.129 of 2014 before the Rent Control Court, Ernakulam, seeking eviction of respondents 1 to