ORDER:- The point debated in this civil revision petition at the instance of the tenant who figures as the petitioner herein is, whether the Appellate Authority functioning under Section 23 of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act 18 of 1960, as amended by Act 23 of 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and the rules framed thereunder has powers to grant permission to raise additional grounds in a pending appeal. The respondent herein filed an application in R.C.O.P. No. 655 of 1977 against the petitioner under Section 14 (1) (b) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act on the ground that she required the building in the occupation of the petitioner for the purpose of demolition and reconstruction. The building, according to the respondent, is an old

one and consists of several tenements. Claiming that she had the means to put up the contruction and had also submitted a plan for the proposed building and that she required the building in the occupation of the petitioner for the immediate purpose of demolition and reconstruction of a new and a modern building in accordance with the plan submitted, the respondent prayed for an order of evic