These Civil Revision Petitions have been filed against the order and decreetal order dated 16.12.2016 passed by the Appellate Authority in R.C.A. No. 225 of 2016 which was filed against the order of the Rent Controller dated 04.02.2016 in M.P. No. 512 of 2015 in R.C.O.P. No. 1990 of 2011 on the file of the learned X Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.

2. The issues involved in all the civil revision petitions are common and the learned Appellate Authority has passed common order in R.C.A. Nos. 225 to 231 of 2016 against M.P. Nos. 512, 522, 520, 524, 523, 525 and 521 of 2015 in R.C.O.P. Nos. 1990, 1994, 1992, 1997, 1995, 1998 and 1993 of 2011.

3. The respondent is the landlord and petitioners are the tenants. The respondent/landlord has filed the above R.C.O.Ps. for eviction of the petitioners on the ground of requirement of petitions premises for own occupation for her sons, who are carrying on business in a rental premises.

4. All the petitioners filed counter affidavits and opposed the averments made in the affidavits filed in support of the R.C.O.Ps. The respondent filed proof affidavit and mentioned the documents to be marked in the proof affidavit. The petitioners filed