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This Civil Revision Petition arises against the order passed by the learned XIII Court of Small Causes Judge in M.P.Sr.No.11277 of 2024 in R.L.T.O.P.No.578 of 2023 dated 15.03.2024.

2. The civil revision petitioner is the tenant. The landlord has invoked Section 21(2)(a) of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 (herein after referred to as TNRRRLT Act). The tenant has been served and he has also gone on record by way of counter.

3. Thereafter, he took out an application in M.P.Sr.No.11277 of

2024 to reject the claim petition. He has invoked the provisions of Section 36 of TNRRRLT Act for the said purpose. Aggrieved by the return made in the said petition, this revision has been presented before this Court.

4. Heard Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj, learned counsel appearing for the civil revision petitioner and Mr.V.Sivakumar, learned counsel appearing for M/s.P.B.Ramanujam Associates, learned counsel for the respondents.

5. Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj, learned counsel appearing for the civil revision petitioner would submit that in terms of the judgment in S.Muruganandam Vs. J.Joseph reported in 2022 SCC OnLine Mad 375, the rent control petition itse