The admitted fact is as follows: The applicant has been carrying on hotel business under the name and style of Hotel Kalyana Bhavan Biriyani at various places in Chennai. On 11.07.2008, it entered into a lease agreement with the respondent in respect of shop portion of the ground floor of the building, bearing Door No.47, Moore Street, Chennai-600 001, comprised in S.No.11698/1, 11698/2 on a monthly rent of Rs.76,000/-. As per the lease agreement, the lease will be renewed for a further period of three years at the mutual option of both the parties. At present, the monthly rent is fixed at Rs.75,000/-. During covid pandemic, the business was largely disruptive and hence it could not pay the monthly rent in time. Hence, it filed an application in Appl No.2598 of 2021 for renewal of the lease. The applicant management was directed to pay entire arrears and the same was also paid. Further, due to shortage of manpower and considering the nature of building, the applicant management had handed over the premises to the respondent during the month of June, 2023.
