ORDER :

This Civil Revision Petition is directed against the Judgment and decree dated 16.04.2018 made in R.C.A.No.1 of 2014 on the file of the Rent Control Appellate Authority/Principal Sub Judge, Vellore, varying the order and decree passed in R.C.O.P.No.7 of 2010 dated 22.11.2013 on the file of the Rent Control Authority/Principal District Munsif, Vellore, thereby fixing the fair rent for the petition premises.

2. The petitioner (herein after referred to as 'the landlord') is the landlord and the respondent is the tenant. The landlord is the absolute owner of the petition premises. The tenant is in occupation of the petition premises and it is a non-residential building. The building is aged about 60 years and it was constructed in the year 1950. The total extent of the building is 773 sq.ft. and it is situated in the busy commercial area. Even then, the respondent is paying only a meager rent and as such, the landlord filed a petition for fixing of fair rent and claimed Rs.15,000/- per month.

3. Resisting the same, the respondent filed a counter stating that the building is very old and it is in dilapidated condition. The value of the land in the said locality is Rs.125 per sq.ft