1. The Civil Revision Petition arises against the judgment and decree passed in R.C.A. No. 40/2012, on the file of Rent Control Appellate Authority, Subordinate Court, Tambaram, reversing the fair and final order passed in an unnumbered E.A.S.R. No. 9486/2012 in E.P. No. 36/2002 on the file of the Rent Controller cum District Munsif Court, Alandur. The petitioners are the landlords/decree holders and the respondents are third parties, who filed an application under Order 21 Rules 96 to 100 of Civil Procedure Code.

2. The respondents filed an unnumbered application in E.A.S.R. No. 9486/2012 in E.P. No. 36/2002 in R.C.O.P. No. 30/1997, stating that they are in occupation of a property bearing T.S. No. 43, Old S. No. 12 part in Ward H, Block-10, to an extent of 380 sq. meters (approximately 4200 sq.ft.,) bearing Door No. 19, Jal Naicker Street, Alandur, Chennai 16. The respondents contended that they are the owners of the said property and that they have been living with their respective families in the property by putting up separate constructions and they have also pleaded that they were not aware of the decree passed in R.C.O.P No. 30/1997 and the execution proceedings, pendi