The tenant is the revision petitioner.

2. The respondent/landlord has filed the eviction petition against the revision petitioner in R.C.O.P.No.28 of 2002 on two grounds i.e., willful default and denial of title.

3. In short, according to the case of the respondent/landlord, the petition schedule property belonged to him, he having purchased the same from Henry Joel Kanakasabai on 29.01.1999 and the revision petitioner had accepted the title of the respondent and agreed to pay the monthly rent in a sum of Rs.600/- and it is agreed that the revision petitioner should pay the rent from 01.02.1999 and inasmuch as the revision petitioner had committed default in payment of rent from April, 1999 onwards, it is the case of the respondent that he had sent a legal notice to the revision petitioner and to the same, the revision petitioner sent a reply containing false allegations and in the reply notice, the revision petitioner denied the title of the respondent/landlord and in such view of the matter, according to the respondent/landlord, he has been necessitated to lay the rent control original petition against the revision petitioner/tenant.

4. Briefly stated, according to the case o