The first respondent-tenant in R.C.O.P.No.25 of 1981 on the file of the Controller (District Munsif), Tiruppur is the petitioner in this civil revision petition petitioner in the said R.C.O.P. is the respondent in this civil revision petition. For the convenience the parties are referred to in this order as per the nomenclature given to in the R.C.O.P.

2. The petitioner filed an application for eviction against the first respondent-

partnership firm and respondents 2 to 7 in the said R.C.O.P., who are the partners of the first firm Sec. 10(2)(a) and (b) and (iii) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) XVIII of 1960, hereinafter called the act. The case of the petitioner is as follows: The petitioner is the owner of the petition mentioned building. The first respondent partnership firm and the respondents 2 to 7 are the partners of the first respondent The respondents as partners of the first respondent-firm entered into a registered agreement in respect of the petition mentioned A schedule property on 30.8.1976 and also entered into another lease agreement on 30.4.1977 in respect of the petition mentioned B Schedule property. It is specifically agreed in th