ORDER.-This Civil Revision Petition arises out of the proceedings before the House Rent Controller (District Munsif, Mannargudi). The petitioner is the landlord. He filed a petition for the eviction under section 7(3) (a) of the Madras Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act. The suit property originally belonged to one Santhana Ramayyar and his brothers. The respondent was their tenant from 9th June, 1956. The allegation in the petition was that the house was given originally for residential purpose, and that subsequently the respondent is using the front portion for his printing press and residing in the rear portion of the building the tenant was put on notice by the original owner, Santhana Ramayyar, that he is liable to be evicted, as he is using the building for a different purpose. Subsequently Santhana Ramayyar sold the property to the petitioner herein on 20th May, 1958 and the tenant attorned to the petitioner, subsequently there was a partition between the petitioner’s father and his brother on 1st January, 1959. Next day, the petitioner and his father effected a partition in and by which the property purchased by the petitioner was allotted to him. Now the petitioner fil

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