RAMAKRISHNAN Vs. SANKARANARAYANAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The tenant is the revision petitioner. He filed the above revision against the judgment dated 28-8-1997 passed by the Appellate Authority in R.C.A.No.60 of 1995.

(2.) The petitioner is the tenant of a shop room wherein he is conducting a tea shop. The first respondent is the landlord of the building. He filed R.C.P.No.19 of 1994 before the Rent Controller, Chavakkad for an order of eviction on the ground of arrears of rent and on the ground that the tenant has sublet the building to the 2nd respondent without the knowledge or consent of the landlord. The allegations in the petition in brief are as follows:

(3.) The second respondent filed counter affidavit contending that he is not aware of the conditions of entrustment of the petition schedule premises to the tenant by the landlord and that he (the second respondent) has taken the room on rent from the tenant / petitioner herein on 8-4-1992 as per an agreement in between them for conducting the hotel business and thereafter he has been conducting the business in the premises. He was paying daily rent at the rate of Rs.17/- to the tenant as per the conditions in the agreement. The tenant has violated the conditions of the agreement.