Syam Kumar V.M. , J .

This Rent Control Revision is filed challenging the judgment dated 29.01.2026 in R.C.A.No. 54/2025 of the District Court, Manjeri. The principal grievance of the revision petitioner (tenant) is that the judgment impugned is unsustainable insofar as the Rent Control Appellate Authority overlooked the legal contention put forth by the revision petitioner that an order under Section 12 (3) cannot be appealed against under Section 18 of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act . It is further contended that the Rent Control Court ought to have allowed I.A. No. 6/2026, which was filed by the petitioner tenant seeking a direction to call upon the landlord to produce the bank account details, which according to the tenant, would have revealed that amounts towards rent were being consistently paid by him and that no arrears of rent existed during the relevant time.

2. It is noted that the Rent Control Appellate Au-

thority, vide the impugned judgment, dismissed the said appeal with the reasoning as follows:

"16. In the case in hand, enough time was given to the tenant to show cause why he should not be evicted from the petition schedule shop rooms and thus, Se