This revision has been filed against the orders passed by the XV Metropolitan Magistrate, George Town, Madras in unnumbered CC /2000, by making an endorsement "This court has got no power to try cases under Tamil Nadu Buildings Lease & Rent Control Act" and returning the complaint.

2.The brief facts of the case is as follows:-

a)The petitioner was a tenant under the respondents and it appears that there was some misunderstanding between the two, as a result of which, the respondents had severed electricity connection and water supply. A police complaint was filed and subsequently, the power and water supply were restored.

b)The respondents filed a petition to evict the petitioner herein. On an application filed by the petitioner herein, the VI Assistant City Civil Court granted interim injunction on 30.03.2000 in I.A. No.3916 of 2000, restraining the respondents/accused from interfering with the petitioner's peaceful possession and enjoyment of the schedule property, except under due process of law.

c)In the meantime, the respondents filed RCOP No.470 of 2000 to evict the complainant petitioner from the premises and obtained an interim direction under 17(3) of the Tamil N