1. The unsuccessful tenant is the petitioner in this Civil Revision Petition, which is directed against the order of the Appellate Authority/Subordinate Judge, Nagapattinam, in R.C.A. No. 42 of 1988 dated 18-6-1991, reversing the order of the Rent Controller/District Munsif, Thiruthuraipoondi, in R.C.O.P. No. 13 of 1986 dated 29-2-1988.

2. During the pendency of the revision, the tenant M. Venkiduswami Pillai died on 14-12-1993 and his legal representatives were brought on record as petitioners 2 to 11 by order dated 9-8-1996 in C.M.P. No. 3769 of 1994.

3. The respondent/landlord filed R.C.O.P. No. 13 of 1986 against the tenant M. Venkiduswamy Pillai for eviction on the grounds of wilful default in the payment of rent, bona fide requirement of the building for owners occupation and causing damage to the building concerned. The tenant contested the eviction petition contending inter alia that the landlord had refused to receive the rent tendered by him. The landlord had also refused to give the particulars of bank account to enable the tenant to deposit the rent in the bank account. The requirement of the landlord is not bona fide. The Rent Controller dismissed the petiti