The revision petitioners in all these revisions are the tenants.

2. The revision petitioners filed R.C.O.P.No.599 of 2003 under Section 9(3) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act seeking permission of the Court to deposit the rent stating that there are rival claims to the property and therefore they are not in a position to know who is the rightful owner and therefore they filed the said application to deposit the rent into Court. Earlier to that, the respondents herein filed R.C.O.P.No.133 of 2003 on the file of the 14th Small Causes Court, Chennai for fixation of fair rent under Section 4 of the Act against the revision petitioners. The respondents 1 and 2 also filed R.C.O.P.No.938 of 2003 for eviction on the ground of willful default and willful denial of title and for owners occupation. All the three petitions were heard together and by common Judgment, the learned Rent Controller dismissed R.C.O.P.No.599 of 2003 filed by the revision petitioners, fixing the fair rent at Rs.13,683/- and allowed R.C.O.P.No.133 of 2003 and also ordered eviction in R.C.O.P.No.938 of 2003.

3. The revision petitioners filed the appeals in R.C.A.Nos.603 of 2004, 604 o