JUDGMENT

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioner filed R.C.P.No.104 of 2016 on the file of the Rent Control Court (Munsiff), Tirur, a petition under Section 11(3) and 11(4)(i) of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965, seeking eviction of the respondent herein-tenant from the petition schedule shop room. In that Rent Control Petition filed on 18.10.2016, the Rent Control Court passed Ext.P3 ex-parte order of eviction dated 10.01.2020. The tenant filed an application to set aside that order of eviction. That application was allowed and R.C.P.No.104 of 2016 was restored to file on 01.04.2022. The landlord filed I.A.No.7 of 2022, an application under Section 12 of the Act, seeking an order directing the tenant to deposit admitted arrears of rent amounting to Rs.6,50,000/-. In that application, the tenant is yet to file his objection. The grievance of the petitioner is the delay in disposing R.C.P.No.104 of 2016 and also I.A.No.7 of 2022.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner-landlord.

Considering the nature of relief proposed to be granted, service of notice on the respondent-tenant is dispensed with.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the R