IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. BADHARUDEEN &

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALEE KRISHNA S.

TUESDAY, THE 12^TH DAY OF MAY 2026 / 22ND VAISAKHA, 1948 OP (RC) NO. 99 OF 2026 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN RCA NO.72 OF 2025 OF I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT/RENT CONTROL APPELLATE AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM PETITIONER/S:

T.K. MATHEW @ KUNJUKUNJU MATHEW AGED 70 YEARS S/O. JOHN KUNJUKUNJU, THARAYIL HOUSE, PACHALAM P.O., KOCHI, PIN - 682012 BY ADVS.

SRI.K.R.VINOD SMT.M.S.LETHA RESPONDENT/S:

K.A. BHARATHAN S/O. AYYAPPAN ITTAN, ASHTAPADHI, POWATHIL ROAD, AYYAPPANKAVU, ERNAKULAM NORTH P.O.,, PIN – 682018 THIS OP (RENT CONTROL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

12.05.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

A. BADHARUDEEN, J.&

MURALEE KRISHNA S., J.

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Dated this the 12^th day of May, 2026

JUDGMENT

A. Badharudeen, J.

This original petition is filed by the respondent in RCA No.72/2025 pending before the Rent Control Appellate Authority, Ernakulam (I^st Additional District Court, Ernakulam).

2. At the time of hearing, the grievance canvassed by