V. Ratnam, J.

1. The petitioners are the owners of the house, ground and premises bearing door No.6, Sarojini Street, Mahalingapuram, Madras-34, having purchased the same on 16-10-1980. The respondent is a tenant in occupation of the ground floor of the building for non-residential purposes on a monthly rent of Rs. 425/- payable on or before the 1st of the succeeding English calendar month. According to the case of the petitioners, after the property was purchased by them, they demanded the rent payable by the respondent for the period from 16-10-1980 onwards but that the respondent did not pay the rents every month but paid the rent on 17-1-1981 including the rent for the month of December, 1980 and that the respondent had committed willful default in the payment of rent for 15 days in October, 1980 and for November and December,1980. It was the further case of the petitioners that they are carrying on business in a rented premises under the name and style of "Rasi Enterprises" at door No. 23 (old door No. 82), Armenian Street, Madras-1 and that the petitioners bona fide needed the premises in the occupation of the respondent for the purpose of their own business. On the afore