ORDER :

Anil K. Narendran, J.

This Rent Control Revision filed under Section 20 of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965, arises out of the judgment dated 30.06.2015 in R.C.A.No.43 of 2014 of the Rent Control Appellate Authority (Addl. District Judge-I), Kozhikode and the order dated 15.10.2013 in R.C.P.No.53 of 2010 of the Rent Control Court (Principal Munsiff-II), Kozhikode. R.C.P.No.53 of 2010 was one filed by the 1st respondent herein-landlord, under Section 5 of the Act, seeking fixation of fair rent of the petition schedule building as Rs.5,000/- per month. The original tenant, namely, Manganthara Raveendran, died during the pendency of the Rent Control Petition and his legal representatives were impleaded as supplemental respondents 2 to 4, by the order dated 09.02.2012 in I.A.No.4590 of 2011. They are petitioners 1 and 2 and the 2nd respondent in this Rent Control Revision. The original tenant filed counter in R.C.P.No.53 of 2010, opposing the reliefs sought for. After the impleadment as supplemental respondents 2 to 4, they filed a statement adopting the contentions of the original tenant.

2. Before the Rent Control Court, on the side of the landlord, he was