JUDGMENT :

S.M. SUBRAMANIAM, J.

1. The present Appeal Suit is filed against the judgment and decree dated 08.12.2021 passed in O.S. No. 1187 of 2019 on the file of the VII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai.

2. The defendants are the appellants. The respondent/plaintiff instituted a Suit in O.S. No. 1187 of 2019 for the relief to direct the defendants to pay the plaintiff a sum of Rs. 16,67,360/- (Rupees Sixteen Lakhs Sixty Seven Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty only) due as on 01.02.2019 along with interest permissible under law and for the costs of the suit.

3. The facts in brief are that the respondent/plaintiff rented out the ground floor of his premises at AB 147, New No. 3, Plot No. 5132, III Main Road, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040 for the functioning of the appellants/UCO Bank through lease deed dated 06.03.2009. The lease became effective from 01.06.2008 for a period of 10 years. Rent at Rs. 30/- per Sq. ft. was fixed for 1535 Sq. ft. (Rs. 46,050/- per month) and Rs. 50/- per Sq. ft. for 100 Sq. ft. for the ATM area (Rs. 5000/- per month) totalling Rs. 51,050/- per month. R