Bona fide needs of the landlord for eviction affirmed under rent control regulations.

ORDER

Harisankar V. Menon, J This Rent Control Revision Petition is at the instance of the tenant, seeking to challenge the order in RCA No.60 of 2015 of the Rent Control Appellate Authority, confirming the order of eviction dated 29.11.2014 in RCP No.53 of 2011 of the Rent Control Court, Chavakkad.

2. The Rent Control petition was instituted, seeking eviction under Section 11 (2)(b) and 11(3) of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 .

3. It was contended that there were arrears of around Rs.44,000/- towards rent. It was also pointed out that the landlord requires the petition-schedule property to start a repair workshop as well as a shop of home appliances and electronic appliances. The Rent Control Court ordered eviction under both counts noticed above. The appeal was unsuccessful, and the tenant has instituted this Rent Control Revision Petition.

4. This Court notices that the landlord had, in fact, instituted two Rent Control Petitions - RCP Nos.48 of 2011 and 53 of 2011 – against the wife of the petitioner herein as well as the petitioner. Both these Rent Control Petitions were ordered on 29.11.2014 by the Rent Control Court, and the separate appeals preferred were unsuccessful. The tenant in RCP No.48 of 2011 had instituted R.C.Rev.No.75 of 2025, and a Division Bench of this Court, by judgment dated 28.03.2025, affirmed the rejection of the appeal, however, granting six months’ time to vacate the premises.

5. Insofar as the bona fide need projected by the landlord as above has been upheld by this Court, we are of the opinion that the captioned Rent Control Revision Petition is also to be dismissed.

Resultantly, this Rent Control Revision Petition would stand dismissed. However, taking into account the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, four months' time is granted to surrender the vacant possession of the petition schedule premises with the following conditions: