JUDGMENT :

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioner is the respondent-tenant in R.C.P.No.9 of 2020 on the file of the Rent control Court (Munsiff), Nadapuram, which is one filed by the respondent herein-landlady under Section 11(2)(b) and Section 5 of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965, seeking eviction on the ground of arrears of rent and for fixation of fair rent in respect of the petition schedule shop room. The petitioner-tenant entered appearance and filed counter. The landlady filed I.A.No.3 of 2021, an application under Section 12(1) of the Act, seeking an order directing the tenant to deposit admitted arrears of rent. In that application, the tenant filed counter. Thereafter, the Rent Control Court passed Ext.P3 order dated 09.12.2021, under Section 12(1) of the Act, read with Section 12(2), whereby the tenant was directed to pay admitted arrears of rent in respect of the petition schedule shop room at the rate of Rs.11,500/- per month from August, 2019 in a lump sum on or before four weeks from the date of that order. The tenant was further directed to pay the rent of the building for the subsequent period, within 15 days from the due date.

2. Challenging Ext