This civil revision petition, at the instance of the tenant, has been preferred against the order of eviction passed against the petitioner, by the Appellate Authority, on an application taken out by the respondent herein, under Sec.l0(3)(a)(i) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act 18 of 1960 as amended by Act 23 of 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’). Briefly stated, the circumstances giving rise to this C.R.P., are as follows:

The premises bearing door No.60, Ellis Road, Madras-2, belongs to the respondent and the petitioner is in occupation of the first floor in that property, as a tenant, on a monthly rent of Rs.625. The respondent was in occupation, as a tenant, of door No.4, IV Cross Road, C.I.T. Colony, Madras-4, belonging to one Sri T.A.Ramachandran and the furniture and other house-hold articles belonging to her, were kept in the rented premises, when the landlady was obliged to be away from Madras and the respondent as well as the other members of her family, stayed in the rented premises, whenever they were in Madras. In order to secure her own premises for her use and occupation, as she did not have any other residential premises of