The review petitioners are tenants in R.C.O.P.No.1208 of 1993 on the file of the Rent Controller-cum-XI Judge, Court of Small Causes, Madras. The landlord came forward with that petition for fixation of fair rent of the demised premises. By his order dated 9. 1990 learned Rent Controller fixed the fair rent at Rs.8,350 per month with effect from 3. 1983. Both the landlord and tenants pre-ferred appeal against the said order. In R.C.A.No.1137 of 1990 the appellate authority by his order dated 112. 1992 fixed the fair rent payable by the tenants at Rs. 13,080 per month. The tenants assailed the said order in C.R.P.No.1125 of 1993 in this Court. Along with the revision petition the tenants came forward with C.M.P.No.5500 of 1993 seeking stay of the operation of the order of appellate authority fixing the fair rent at Rs.13,080 per month pending disposal of the civil revision petition. The landlord filed counter in the said application and it came up for hearing before Bellie, J. on 30.4.1993. The learned Judge passed an order on that day granting stay on condition that the tenants pay the entire amounts due as per the rate fixed by the Rent Controller within one month from