consideration. From then onwards, the first respondent was in possession and enjoyment of the same. The revenue records were transferred in the name of the first respondent. Thereafter, the first respondent inducted the father of the respondents 2 to 6 herein viz., Raju, who is none other than her husband's brother, as a tenant in January 2000 for residential purpose and he was paying rent up to the year 2004. Thereafter, a civil dispute arose between the first respondent's husband and the said Raju, which resulted in initiation of suit for partition. Since the said Raju failed to pay the rent after June 2004, the first respondent was constrained to file eviction petition in R.C.O.P.No.238 of 2008 on the ground of wilful default before the Principal Rent Controller, Madurai. After completion of trial, an order of eviction was passed on 19.09.2017. Against which, the said Raju preferred an appeal in R.C.A.No.51 of 2017 before the Rent Control Appellate Authority, Madurai. During the pendency of the said RCA, the said Raju died and therefore, his legal heirs were impleaded as appellants. The said appeal was also dismissed on 06.01.2020.
