1. ANIMADVERTING UPON THE ORDER DATED DATED 23.7.2009 PASSED BY THE RENT CONTROL APPELLATE AUTHORITY(VIII SMALL CAUSES COURT) CHENNAI, IN R.C.A.NO.580 OF 2007 CONFIRMING THE ORDER DATED 14.6.2007 PASSED BY THE XII JUDGE, COURT OF SMALL CAUSE, CHENNAI, IN RCOP NO.253 OF 2007, THIS CIVIL REVISION PETITION IS FOCUSSED BY THE TENANTS.

2. BROADLY BUT BRIEFLY, NARRATIVELY BUT PRECISELY THE RELEVANT FACTS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND GERMANE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF THIS REVISION PETITION WOULD RUN THUS:

(A) THE RESPONDENT/LANDLADY FILED THE RCOP NO.253 OF 2007 INVOKING SECTIONS 10(2)(I) AND 10(2)(II)

(A) OF THE TAMIL NADU BUILDINGS (LEASE AND RENT CONTROL) ACT (FOR SHORT, THE ACT), ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS:

(I) THE TENANTS COMMITTED WILFUL DEFAULT IN PAYING THE RENTS;

(II) THE PREMISES CONCERNED WAS SUB-LET BY THE FIRST PETITIONER HEREIN TO THE SECOND PETITIONER.

(B) ULTIMATELY, THE RENT CONTROLLER ORDERED EVICTION ONLY ON THE GROUND OF WILFUL DEFAULT IN PAYMENT OF RENT.

(C) AS AGAINST THE SAID ORDER, THE TENANTS PREFERRED THE APPEAL IN RCA NO.580 OF 2007, FOR NOTHING BUT TO BE DISMISSED BY THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY.

(D) BEING AGGRIEVED BY AND DISSATISFIED WITH THE ORDERS THE COURTS BELOW,