O R D E R

The Tenant is the Civil Revision Petitioner. He challenges the order passed in dismissing the application filed to set aside the exparte order of eviction.

2. The relationship between the parties is not in dispute.

Alleging that the tenant had committed acts of wilful default, the landlord filed R.L.T.O.P.No.22 of 2021. Summons were served in the said petition. The tenant did not enter appearance. Consequently, the Rent Court proceeded to pass an order of eviction on 15.11.2022. 3. The tenant filed a petition in I.A.No.2 of 2023, seeking to condone a delay of 402 days in filing an application to set aside the exparte decree. The plea of the petitioner was that, due to his avocation, he used to stay out of Thoothukudi and thus, he was not aware of the order of eviction.

4. The learned Trial Judge, after receipt of the counter from the landlord, proceeded to dismiss the petition. Hence, the revision. 5. Heard Mr.P.Rajesh representing Mr.M.P.Senthil for the Civil Revision Petitioner and Mr.R.Ponkarthikeyan for the Respondent. 6. The first submission of the petitioner is that Section 21(2)(g)

itself has been repealed by virtue of amended Act 19 of 2022. He further seeks to take