ORDER

This civil revision petition challenges the order passed by the Principal Commercial Court at Egmore in I.A.No.4 of 2024 in C.O.S.No.432 of 2022 dated 02.12.2024.

2.The civil revision petitioner is the defendant in the suit.

3.For the sake of convenience, the parties shall be referred to as plaintiff and defendant.

4.The plaintiff presented C.S.SR.No.20025 of 2010 before this Court. It is a suit for recovery of a sum of Rs.17,66,747/- together with interest at the rate of 24% per annum from the date of presentation of plaint till the date of realization and for costs.

5.The case of the plaintiff is that the defendant was a tenant under him and had defaulted in payment of rentals. The last rent was paid in April, 2007. After issuance of a Lawyer's notice on 16.07.2008, which was duly acknowledged by the defendant, since the demands made therein was not paid by the defendant, the plaintiff came forth with the aforesaid suit.

6.Along with the plaint, the plaintiff took out an application seeking leave to sue under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent. It was pleaded since a part of cause of action has arisen within the jurisdiction of this Court, this Court could grant leave to institute t