Defendants in O.S. No. 1017 of 1992 on the file of Principal District Munsif, Vellore, aggrieved against the order in I. A. No. 824 of 1994 wherein the court below refused to dispose of the application filed under Section 9 of the Tamil Nadu City Tenants' Protection Act prior to toe disposal of the main suit, has filed the present revision before this Court.

2. The respondent/ plaintiff filed O.S. No. 1017 of 1992 before the Principal District Munsif, Vellore, seeking decree for payment of Rs. 5, 250/- being the arrears of rent from 1-12-1990 to 31-8-1992 and directing the defendants to vacate and hand over vacant possession of the schedule mentioned property to the plaintiff. The first defendant filed a written statement disputing various plaint averments. Pending suit the defendants filed an application in I.A. 47 of 1994 under Section 9 of the City Tenants' Protection Act praying for an Order directing the plaintiff to sell the suit land for a price to be fixed by the Court. Thereafter, the petitioners herein filed another application, namely, I.A. No. 824 for disposal of the petition filed under Section 9 of the said Act prior to the disposal of the suit. The said ap