JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letter Patent to set aside the order passed in W.P.No.15512 of 2017 dated 20.11.2017 on the file of the Court.)

D. KrishnaKumar, J.

1. The petitioners/appellants who are lessees, challenged the demand notice issued by the respondent claiming increase in rent for the shops leased to the petitioners/appellants.

2. It is the case of the appellants that they have taken on lease various shops situated at Veerabardan Street Complex, Gudiyatham measuring approximately 80 to 150 sq.ft and they have been carrying on their trade/business in flowers, urban medicine, footwear, sweets, tea etc., and out of the meager income they have been eking out their respective livelihoods. While so, the 5th respondent increased the monthly rent exorbitantly from 01.07.2016 and issued notices dated 10.04.2017 to all the petitioners. The increase in rent was atleast 3 to 8 times higher than the existing rent and in doing so, the 5th respondent has not followed G.O.No.147 dated 30.12.2000 and G.O.No.92 dated 03.07.2007.

3. The learned Single Judge, in and by order dated 21.06.2017 dismissed the Writ Petition as against which the present Writ Appeal has been fi