COMMON ORDER:

The tenants are the petitioners in the above civil revision petitions. The entire premises, which consist of ground floor and first floor, belonged to the joint family of the respondent and his father S.G. Purushothaman. In the ground floor portion there are about eight shops. The first floor portion was occupied by T.V.S. Workers Recreation Club. The entire building is a non-residential one. The petitioner S.Somaiah became a tenant in respect of the shop bearing Old No. 178/5 and new Door No.280, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Pondicherry. The petitioner B.Vikraman became a tenant in respect of two shops in the ground floor bearing old Door Nos. 178/3 and 178/4 and new Door No.278, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Pondicherry. They became tenants under the father of the respondent.

2. According to the tenant B.Vikraman, he paid an advance of Rs.1,00,000 and was paying a monthly rent of Rs.1,900. He occupied the shops and was carrying on Readymade Garments business under the name and style of New Mangaldeep. He is now paying a monthly rent of Rs.3,677. The father of the respondent filed an application for eviction of both the tenants under the Pondicherry Buildings (Leas