M. Srinivasan, J.

1. This revision petition arises out of a petition for eviction filed by the respondent herein under Section 10(3)(a)(iii) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960.

2. The respondent sought for eviction on the averment that she was carrying on business under the name and style of 'Prince Hardwares' in partnership with some others. According to the respondent her business was being carried on in a rented premises at No. 156 Rasappa Chetty Street, Madras-1 and the tenancy therefor stood in the name of one of the partners, namely M.A. Hassan. It is alleged in the petition that the owners of the premises in which the respondent's business was being carried on filed a suit C.S.No. 10774 of 1978 on the file of the City Civil Court, Madras for eviction and also for damages and that the suit was pending. It was, therefore, the case of the respondent that there was immediate necessity for the respondent to get possession of the petition premises from the petitioner herein which is admittedly a tenant under the respondent.

3. The petition was resisted by the petitioner on the ground that the claim of the respondent was not bona fide and that the need