This order shall govern the above civil revision petitions, six in number.

2. Challenging an order of the learned Rent Control Appellate Authority, namely VIII Court of Small Causes, Chennai, these civil revision petitions have been brought forth.

3. The court heard the learned counsel on either side. Originally, the respondents filed 16 RCOPs before the Rent Controller, seeking eviction of the tenants on the ground of willful default, alleging that there was rental arrears from August, 1998 to December, 1998; that on 16 RCOPs., on enquiry, eviction was ordered; that all of them took it by way of 16 RCAs. and the order of the Rent Controller was affirmed on 14. 2005; that out of 16 tenants, 11 preferred revision petitions before this court; that a conditional order, at the time of initiation of proceedings before this court for depositing the arrears of rent was made, but it was complied by the revision petitioners herein and so far as the other revision petitioners are concerned, they have not complied with the order and under these circumstances, those petitions were dismissed and that so far as the above civil revision petitions are concerned, the court heard the lea