The civil revision petition has been filed by the landlady against the order of the Principal Subordinate Judge/Appellate Authority, Vellore, in R.C.A.No.63 of 1990, reversing the order passed by the District Munsif/Rent Controller, Gudiyatham, in R.C.O.P.No.26 of 1987.

2. The petitioner/landlady filed a petition for eviction against the respondent/tenant under Sec. 14( 1 )(b) of the Tamil Nadu Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as the Act). The respondent is a tenant under the petitioner/landlady on a monthly rent of Rs.125, which was originally leased out to the father of the tenant who was doing hardware business. After his death the respondent/tenant is continuing as a tenant doing the same business of hardware. According to the landlady, the demised property is more than a century old and it is in a dilapidated condition and therefore, it requires immediate demolition. It is further stated by the landlady that income from the building is very negligible and since the building is 100 years old, the landlady decided to demolish the same and reconstruct a now building in order to augment more income. The landlady was already obtained ne