JUDGMENT:- The plaintiff/ respon-dent, who is the owner of a lodging house at Coimbatore, has filed O.S. No. 358 of 1982 on the file of the Sub Court, Coimbatore, seeking the following reliefs:

(a) For eviction of the tenant/ defendant/ appellant and for delivery of possession; and

(b) For future mesne profits from the date of suit viz., 2-6-1982.

The trial court decreed the suit as prayed for, against which the defendant has filed the present appeal.

2. The case of the respondent/ plaintiff is as follows: The plaintiff purchased the suit properties by a registered sale deed dated 13-11-1972. In 1978 he converted the building as a lodging house and has put up 24 lodging rooms in the three storey building viz., eight rooms in the first floor, eight rooms in the second floor and eight rooms in the third floor. Six out of 24 rooms were double rooms with bath attached. There was an office room in the ground floor and one room for the use of Dhobi on the terrace.

3. There were almirahs, electric fittings and electric connections in each of the rooms. There is one bore well and over-head tank installed. An one H.P. motor is connected to the municipal water pipe and one three H. P. mo