ORDER :

Ajithkumar, J.

The respondent filed R.C.P.No.14 of 2019 before the Rent Control Court (Principal Munsiff-I), Kozhikode, seeking eviction of the petitioner-tenant under Section 11(2)(b), 11(3), 11(4)(ii) and 11(4)(iii) of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965. On 30.09.2019 that petition was allowed ex-parte and eviction was ordered. The petitioner filed an appeal under Section 18(1)(b) of the Act challenging the said order before the Rent Control Appellate Authority (Additional District Judge-I), Kozhikode. In that appeal, R.C.A.No.163 of 2019, the respondent filed I.A.No.1 of 2020 under Section 12 of the Act. Rent since January 2018 has been said to be in arrears. An order under Section 12(1) of the Act was passed on 22.12.2020 directing the petitioner to pay within 5 weeks the entire admitted arrears of rent and to continue to pay the rent for the subsequent months within 3 weeks from the date on which it becomes due. Arrears of rent was not paid and eventually an order under Section 12(3) of the Act was passed on 30.01.2021. That order is under challenge in this revision petition filed under Section 20 of the Act.

2. On 22.03.2021, this revision petition w