JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Second Appeal has been filed under Section 100 of CPC against the Judgment and Decree dated 05.07.2007 passed in A.S.No.553 of 2006 on the file of the III Additional Judge of City Civil Court, at Chennai, confirming the Judgment and Decree dated 22.03.2006 passed in O.S.No.482 of 2003 on the file of XVI Assistant Judge of City Civil Court, Chennai.)

1. Challenge in this second appeal is made to the Judgment and Decree dated 05.07.2007 passed in A.S.No.553 of 2006 on the file of the III Additional Judge of City Civil Court, at Chennai, confirming the Judgment and Decree dated 22.03.2006 passed in O.S.No.482 of 2003 on the file of XVI Assistant Judge of City Civil Court, Chennai.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their rankings in the trial Court.

3. The second defendant in O.S.No.482 of 2003 is the appellant in the second appeal.

4. Suit for recovery of possession and damages.

5. Briefly stated, according to the plaintiff, the plaintiff’s temple is the sole and absolute owner of the suit property and the first defendant was a tenant in respect of the same on a monthly rent of Rs.3/-. The tenancy is being computed as per the English Cala