ORDER :

Sophy Thomas, J.

The revision petitioner, who is the tenant in RCP No.20 of 2013 on the file of Rent Control Court, Irinjalakuda, is before us, invoking the revisional jurisdiction of this Court, under Section 20 of the Kerala Buildings (Lease & Rent Control) Act, 1965 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act').

2. The brief facts necessary for the revision could be stated as follows, referring the parties according to their status in the Rent Control Petition.

3. The petitioners/landlords filed RCP No.20 of 2013, for evicting the respondent/tenant under Section 11(2)(b) and 11(3) of the Act. According to the petitioners, the respondent defaulted rent from 04.02.2013 onwards, and moreover, they were in need of the petition schedule room along with adjacent rooms which were also leased out by them, for starting a supermarket cum godown.

4. The respondent/tenant opposed that petition contending that, the rent was never in arrears, and the need projected by them that they wanted to start a supermarket in the rooms including the petition schedule room, was not bonafide. The 1st petitioner is working in a company and petitioners 2 and 3 are doing some business. So, they may not be able t