These two Revisions arise out of the orders passed by the learned Subordinate Judge, Vellore, viz., the Appellate Authority in C.M.A.No.66 of 1980 and C.M.A.No.65 of 1980 confirming the orders passed by the learned Rent Controller, Vellore in R.C.O.P.Nos.87 of 1978 and 86 of 1978 respectively. The landlord is the petitioner herein in both the Revisions. He has filed the two R.C.O.Ps. for fixation of fair rent. According to the petitioner, the first respondent, viz., the Controller and Authorised Officer of Buildings, Vellore, has taken the premises on a monthly rent of Rs.150/-and let out the ‘same to the second respondent in both the petitions. It is alleged that the cost of construction of the building comes to Rs.25,000/-, that the building was con-structed in the year 1956, that the market value of the sites comes to Rs.29,750/-and hence, a sum of Rs.300/- has to be fixed as fair rent. The said claim was resisted by the respondents and they contended inter alia that the age of the building is 35 years and the cost of the building is only Rs.10,000/-, that after depreciation, the total value of the building would come to Rs.18,264/- only and that the petition for fixa