1. The civil miscellaneous petitioner herein is the tenant in R.C.O.P.No.23 of 1996 on the file of the Principal District Munsif Court, Ambur and the appellant in R.C.A.No.1 of 2000, on the file of the Sub-ordinate Court, Thiruppattur. The petitioner has filed the above C.M.P.No.6275 of 2006 in CRP (NPD) SR.No.133378 of 2003 praying to condone the delay of 140 days in filing the civil revision petition under Section 25(2) of Tamil Nadu Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960.

2. In the said condone delay petition, the petitioner has stated that the respondent/landlord had filed R.C.O.P.No.23 of 1996, before the Rent Controller/District Munsif of Ambur for fixation of fair rent for the building occupied by the department of posts, as tenant, at a monthly rent of Rs.2,500/- and has sought for enhancement of the rent to Rs.12,175/- per month. The learned Rent controller was pleased to allow the R.C.O.P.No.34 of 1991 by an Order dated 29.06.1998 fixing the fair rent for the building at Rs.12,000/- per month. Aggrieved by the said decree and decreetal order of the Rent Controller, the Postal Department had preferred an appeal in R.C.A.No.1 of 2000 before the appellate au