1. All the above Civil Revision Petitions in C.R.P. Nos. 1125 of 1993, 2023 of 1994 and 2657 of 1997 are directed against the common judgment dated 14.12.92 made in R.C.A. Nos. 986 of 1990 and 1137 of 1990 by the Court of Rent Control Appellate Authority and XI Judge, Small Causes, Madras, thereby dismissing the R.C.A. No. 986 of 1990 preferred by the respondent/tenant and partly allowing the other R.C.A. 1137 of 1990 preferred by the petitioner/landlord as against the fair and decretal order dated 3.9.1990 made in R.C.O.P. No. 1208 of 1983 by the Rent Controller and XI Judge, Court of Small Causes Madias, thereby fixing the fair rent under Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act (in short TNBLRC Act) filed by the landlord.

2. In fact, the landlord filed the R.C.O.P. No. 1208 of 1983 under Section 4 of the TNBLRC Act, thereby praying for the fixation of the fair rent for the non-residential premises under the tenancy of the respondent bearing D. No. 831 (new) and 181 (old), Mount Road (Anna Salai), Madras-2, at Rs. 31,075/- per month on grounds that the petitioner/landlord is the sole and absolute owner of the premises, which is a pre-1960 construc