1. Selvaraj, the petitioner herein, is the tenant of a non-residential building of which Amudhavalli, the respondent herein, is the landlady. Aggrieved over the concurrent orders of eviction passed by the learned Rent Controller, Mannargudi, confirmed by the Appellate Authority, Nagapattinam, the petitioner/tenant has filed this civil revision petition.

2. The landlady/the respondent herein filed a eviction petition in the court of the Rent Controller, Mannargudi mainly on two grounds, namely, (1) wilful default in payment of rent; and (2) bona fide personal requirement of the landlady for shifting her business to the premises in question.

3. On a perusal of the evidence, the Rent Controller held that there is no wilful default in payment of rents. However, he allowed the petition holding that the landlady had established her bona fide personal requirement. The Appellate Authority also agreed with the Rent Controller and dismissed the appeal filed by the tenant. Thus, the orders of both the Rent Controller and the Appellate Authority are put in issue by the tenant in this civil revision petition.

4. Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan, the learned counsel appearing for the tenant/the pet