The Rent Controller, after assessing the evidence, came to the companyclusion that there existed relationship of landlord tenant between the appellant and the respondent arid the tenant having denied the title and also having companymitted default in payment of rent was liable to be ejected.
1999 Supp 5 SCR 1 The Judgment of the Court was delivered by N. KHARE, J. The appellant herein alleged himself to be the landlord of Door Nos.
However, the revision filed by the respondent tenant was allowed by the High Court on the ground that the landlord had failed to establish the relationship of landlord and tenant between the parties.
It appears that the respondent did number recognise the appellant as the owner of the premises and rent was also number paid for the said premises.
It is against the said order the landlord is in appeal before us.
III, Thanjavur Road, in the city of Tiruvarur.
The respondent is the tenant in the said premises from the time of predecessor in interest of the appellant.
Originally the said premises was owned by Ramanathan Chettiar.
Consequently, the order of eviction was passed by the Rent Controller, The appeal preferred by the respondent tenant was dismissed.
Subsequently the aforesaid premises was purchased by the appellant on 7th March, 1980.
Similarly evidence was also led by the respondent in support of his case.
Under such circumstances, the appellant field a petition before the Rent Control Authority for eviction of the respondent on the grounds of denial of title and also for willful default of payment of rent Before the Rent Controller, the appellant filed various documents including the sale deed executed in his favour for establishing that he is the owner of the said premises and the respondent is the tenant.
II, Block No.
24A and 25 situated in Ward No.
