1. The tenant, who is the respondent in R.C.O.P.No.73 of 1977 on the file of Rent Controller/District Munsif, Tirunelveli, is the revision petitioner. The revision is filed under Art.227 of Constitution of India.

2. The facts are very simple. The landlord filed the rent control petition for fixation of fair rent. In that proceedings, he wanted the Chairman of the Union Bank of India to be examined. The Union Bank of India is the tenant, who is the revision petitioner herein.

3. In his application, landlord only said that it is just and necessary to reopen the case for the purpose of examining one more witness, i.e., The Chairman of Union Bank of India, Bombay on his side to decide the issue rightly.

4. The same was seriously opposed by the tenant by filing a counter. It was stated in the counter that the request to examine the Chairman of Union Bank of India as witness on behalf of landlord i.e., opposite party is nothing but abuse of process of court and therefore, it prayed for dismissal of the said application.

5. By the impugned order, lower court allowed the application, which is now challenged in this revision petition.

6. When the matter came up for admission, I orde