JUDGMENT :

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India praying to set aside order dated 09.09.2019 passed in RLTOP.SR.No.55813 of 2019 on the file of the Rent Court at Chennai and consequently direct the Court below to dispose of the said RLTOP SR.No.55813 of 2019 on merits.

1. This revision petition has been filed against the docket order passed by the Registrar of Small Causes Court, Chennai, by order dated 09.09.2019, whereby RLTOP.SR.No.55813 of 2919 was returned by stating the reason that, the petition was not maintainable, as there has been no registered rental agreement between the landlord and the tenant in respect of the property, which is the subject matter in the said Rent Control Proceedings, as against which, the present revision has been filed.

2. I have heard Mr.P.B.Balaji, learned counsel appearing for the revision petitioner, who has submitted that, admittedly there has been no registered rental agreement between the revision petitioner and the respondent, nevertheless that would not make an absolute bar for entertaining an application under Section 21(2) of the Act filed by the revision petitioner who is the landlord.

3. In this context, the