V. Ratnam, J.

1. The teriants, against whom the Appellate Authority had passed an order for eviction, on an application taken out by the respondents herein in R.C.O.P. No. 134 of 1983 under Section 10(3)(a)(i) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act 10 of 1960, as amended by Act 23 of 1973 (hereinafter referred t(c) as 'the Act') are the petitioners in this civil revision petition. There is no dispute that the respondents herein are the landlords of the premises in the occupation-of the petitioners and that they had purchased the premises in moieties under Exs. A-1 and A.2 dated 25.6.1980. In R.C.O.P. No. 134 of 1983 before the Rent Controller (Additional District Munsif), Salem, the respondents prayed for an order of eviction against the petitioners on the ground that they had purchased the property in the occupation of the petitioners for their own use and enjoyment and that they also bona fide required the premises for that purpose. The application was resisted by the petitioners on the ground that two separate applications for eviction should have been filed by the respondents and that the respondents were not entitled to maintain the application under Sect