1. Animadverting upon the judgment and decree dated 10.02.2011 passed by the learned VI Judge (VII Judge i/c), Court of Small Causes, Chennai in R.C.A.No.365 of 2011 in confirming the order and decree dated 03.06.2011 passed by the learned XV Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai in RCOP No.139 of 2010, this civil revision petition has been focussed.

2. The parties, for convenience sake, are referred to here under according to their litigative status and ranking before the Rent Controller.

3. A summation and summarization of the germane facts, in a few broad strokes can be encapsulated thus:

(i) The first respondent herein/the landlord preferred RCOP No.139 of 2010 as against the revision petitioner as well as R2-Munusamy herein for eviction on the ground of subletting invoking Section 10(2)(ii)(a) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act.

(ii) The matter was resisted by R2/the revision petitioner herein and R1 remained exparte throughout.

(iii) During enquiry, the landlord Dr. Chiranjeevi examined himself as P.W1 and marked Exs.P1 to P6. On the side of the respondent, the revision petitioner-Rajan examined himself as R.W.1 along with R.W.2 and marked Exs