ORDER :

This Revision Petition has been filed under Section 25 of Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 18 of 1960, by the tenant in Shop No.2, situated at Old No. 44/2, New No.38/2, Venkatanarayana Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017, questioning the order and decreetal order dated 29.01.2020 in R.C.A.No. 27 of 2017 by the XIII Small Causes Court, Chennai/Rent Controller Appellate Authority, who confirmed the order dated 07.11.2016 in R.C.O.P.No. 1449 of 2012 by the XII Small Causes Court, Chennai/Rent Controller.

2. R.C.O.P.No. 1449 of 2012 had been filed by the landlady T.Masthanamma against the tenant Kulasekar Kumar taking advantage of Sections 10(2)(i), 10(2)(ii)(b), and Section 10(3)(a)(iii) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act 1960 seeking eviction of the tenant on the ground of willful default in the payment of rent, that the tenant had used the portion for purpose other than for which it was leased and for bona fide use and occupation.

3. In the petition, it had been stated that the respondent/tenant was in possession as a tenant on a monthly rent of Rs.17,000/- and the tenanted portion had been let out for carrying business in the nature of Pho