However, during cross examination, he admitted that the front portion of the building was companyered with cement sheets and back portion was companyered with tiles.
One of the pleas taken by them was that the land, on which the building stood, belonged to Veeraragava Perumal and Visweswara temple and, therefore, the question of the landlord reconstructing any building over the land did number arise.
The building was about 30 years old by the year 1989.
There was also some un constructed portion of the property lying at the back.
The landlord has filed these five appeals by special leave.
Five tenants preferred civil revision petitions before the High Court.
feet by way of rent in respect of the existing accommodation, the question of reconstructing the building for the purpose of augmenting earnings of the landlord, and that too after spending Rs.6 lakhs, did number arise.
However, this plea did number find favour with the Controller and, at the stage of appeal, the plea was specifically given up by the tenants.
