R. MAHADEVAN, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. This Civil Appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 23.05.2023 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, Hereinafter referred to as “the High Court” in House Rent Revision Petition No. 56 of 2017, whereby the High Court allowed the revision petition preferred by Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and set aside the order dated 14.07.2017 passed by the Chief Judge, Court of Small Causes, Bengaluru, Digitally signed by in Signature Not Verified POOJA SHARMA Date: 202H6.04..10R.C. No. 63 of 2016. By the said order, the trial Court had allowed the Reason:

2 Hereinafter referred to as “the trial Court”

eviction petition and directed the respondents to vacate the schedule premises and hand over vacant possession to the appellant (since deceased), within a period of three months.

3. The appellants are the legal representatives of late Sri M.V.Ramachandrasa, who originally initiated the rent control proceedings before the trial Court. It is their case that the deceased appellant now represented through his legal representatives, was a long-term lessee