The respondents in R.C.O.P.No.668 of 1985 are the petitioners in this civil revision petition. The petitioner in the said R.C.O.P. is the respondent in this civil revision petition. For the sake of convenience the parties are referred to in this order as per the nomenclature given to them in the R.C.O.P.

2. The petitioner filed the R.C.O.P. for eviction against the respondents under Sec.l0(3)(a)(i) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act XVIII of 1960, hereinafter the Act. The case of the petitioner is as follows: The first respondent is the tenant of petitioner in respect of two rooms, one hall, verandah-cum-kitchen, bath room etc., in front portion of the building bearing door No.24, Thoppa Mudali Street, Royapuram, Madras 13 on a monthly rental of Rs.200. The second respondent is in occupation of two rooms, hall and verandah in the rear portion on a monthly rental of Rs.160. The petitioners husband is in Singapore, Malacca and Malaysia and he has decided to leave Singapore, Malacca Malaysia once and for all and to settle down in Madras. The petitioner’s mother about 90 years old and the petitioner along with her mother-in-law and her matured daughter i