S. Ratnavel Pandian, J.

1. The respondent-tenant in H.R.C. No. 705 of 1980, on the file of the Court of the Rent Controller, Madras (XII Judge, Court of Small Causes, Madras), has preferred this revision, questioning the legality and validity of the judgment made by the Appellate Authority (II Judge, Court of Small Causes, Madras in H.R.A. No. 71 of 1981) on his file, setting aside the order of the Rent Controller, dismissing the petition preferred by the landlords (respondents herein) and allowing the appeal and ordering eviction under Section 10(3)(a)(iii) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act (XVIII of 1960), hereinafter referred to as the Act.

2. The brief facts of the case, which gave rise to these proceedings, are as follows: Respondents 1 to 3 herein, who are the sons of late Sri Milapchand Dadha, residing at No. 93, Lloyds Road, Madras-14 filed a petition against the revision petitioner, namely, the Bank of Baroda represented by its Chairman, under Section 10(3)(a)(iii) of the Act, seeking an order of eviction of the tenant from the building and premises bearing door No. 133, Mint Street, Madras-1 on the ground set out in the petition. According to