Somasundaram, J.

1. The Respondents 1, 2 and 4 in RCOP. No. 1 of 1981 on the file of the Rent Controller, Tindivanam, who failed before both the Rent Controller and the Appellate Authority are the petitioners in this Civil Revision Petition. The Landlord filed RCOP. No. 1 of 1981 on the file of the Rent Controller, Tindivanam, against the petitioners herein and others for eviction under Sections 10(2)(ii)(b) and 14(1)(b) of the Tamil nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act (18 of 1960), (hereinafter referred to as the Act), the case of the landlord in RCOP. No. 1 of 1981 is as follows;- The petition mentioned premises consisting of two items belongs to the respondent herein and it was leased out to one Ravanappa Naidu, 40 years prior to the filing of the RCOP. The said tenant, Ravanappa Naidu, died 15 years prior to the filing of the petition and after his death, the respondents 1 to 4 in the RCOP., who are the heirs of Ravanappa Naidu continued as tenants of the deceased Ellusami Chettiar, the landlord, in respect of the demised premises. The monthly rent for both the portions of the building is Rs.12/-. Both the items of the demised premises constitute one building having