JUDGMENT

(Prayer: CRP(PD) No.2532 of 2021 : Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to set aside the fair and final order dated 23.10.2021 in MP.SR.No.35278 of 2021 in RLTOP.No.477 of 2020 on the file of the learned XVI Small Causes Judge cum Rent Controller, Chennai, and permit the petitioner to recall and cross-examine P.W.1 in the interest of justice.

CRP(PD) Nos.2372 & 2373 of 2021 : Civil Revision Petitions filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to set aside the order and decretal order passed by XVI Small Causes Court, Chennai in (i) MP.SR.No.25480 of 2021 in R.L.T.O.P.No.374 of 2019 and (ii) MP.SR.No.26950 of 2021 in R.L.T.O.P.No.376 of 2019, dated 07.09.2021.)

Common Order:

1. The short point involved in this batch of revisions relates to the power of the Rent Controller to allow cross-examination of witnesses under Section 36(2) of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 (hereinafter would be referred to as the Act). Before dealing with this issue, the b