JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, to set aside the judgment and decree in RCA.No. 92 of 2015 on the file of IX Judge Small Causes Court, Chennai, dated 09.12.2016 reversing the judgment and decree in RCOP.No.1884 of 2012 on the file of X Judge Small Casues Court, Chennai, dated 06.01.2015.)

1. The landlords have come up with this Civil Revision Petition aggrieved by the judgment dated 09.12.2016 passed by the learned Rent Control Appellate Authority, allowing the Rent Control Appeal No.92 of 2015 filed by the tenant/respondent and reversing the judgment and decree dated 06.01.2015 passed in RCOP.No.1884 of 2012.

2. The facts that has given rise to the filing of the revision is stated as follows.

3. The revision petitioners/landlords have filed RCOP.No.1884 of 2012 under Section 10(2)(i) of Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, (in short, the Act) for eviction of the respondent/tenant on the ground of willful default in payment of rent. According to the petitioners, the respondent was inducted as a tenant in a land measuring an extent of 1200 sq ft., consisting of Shed with cement sheeted roof, for carrying non-r