buildings bearing Nos.29, 30 & 30A, Sengupta Street, Ram Nagar, Coimbatore, owned by the respondent. The entire premises consists of three buildings and 16 portions and the petitioners in the above petitions are tenants in the different portions of the property. C.R.P. No.149/19 is filed by M/s. Raju Cars represented by one R. Babu engaged in selling of cars since 1992. The CRP No.151/19 is filed by one A.Ramu (since deceased) represented by his legal heirs who have the automobile consultancy services and the third CRP No.153/19 is filed by one F.A.Rahman (since deceased) and his legal heirs dealing in car tyres sales. The owner of the buildings R. Balasubramaniam is the respondent who filed RCOP Nos.123, 119 & 121 of 2010 in the Rent Controller Court of Coimbatore. He had prayed for eviction of the tenants for two reasons. One, the need to demolish and reconstruct the dilapidated buildings. Two, to evict the tenants for the acts of waste. The RCOPs were allowed on the ground of demolition and reconstruction and the tenants were directed to vacate the premises, against which all of them went on an appeal and the 3/8
