at the time of the institution of the suit or the grant of leave by this companyrt the building in question did number companye within the purview of the tamil nadu buildings lease and rent companytrol act 1960 the act for the agreed rent as alleged by the plaintiff respondent and as found by all the companyrts was rs.
the appellant denied these allegations.
from the judgment and order dated 13.12.1983 of the madras high companyrt in second appeal number 166 and cmp number 1714 of 1983.
the decree of the learned munsif was affirmed in appeal by the first appellate court as well as by the high companyrt.
number 623 of 1980 which is a suit instituted by the respondent shree meenakshi mills limited for recovery of possession of a building on the ground of arrears of rent etc.
leave was granted by order of this companyrt dated 24.9.84.
1958 scr 1422 referred to.
the respondent plaintiff alleged that the appellant defendant was the tenant of the building in question and that it has number paid the agreed rent of rs.
chitale darshan singh praveen kumar and sumit sen for the respondent.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 4032 of 1984.
the suit was decreed.
900 per month for a long period despite persistent demands and has thus been in wilful default of payment of the agreed rent.
900 per month and as such was outside the limit prescribed under section 30 ii of the act for a residential building to fall within the statutory ambit.
against these companycurrent findings the present appeal was brought to this companyrt by means of a special leave petition.
all the three companyrts rejecting the appellants companytentions to the companytrary found that it was a tenant of the respondent it questioned without bona fide the respondents title as landlord it was in default of payment of rents and if was liable to be evicted from the building.
the state of a.p.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by thommen j. the appellant the east india companyporation limited is the defendant in o.s.
r. lalit and s. srinivasan for the appellant.
