vacant possession of the suit property. According to the petitioners, initially the respondent was paying the rents. Thereafter, the respondent defaulted in payment of rents. The respondent has not paid the rents from August 2012 to June 2013. The electricity charges also have not been paid by the respondent. The respondent also created nuisance to the other tenants by closing the terrace gate and by not permitting them to dry their clothes. Thereafter, the petitioners issued a legal notice dated 15.04.2013 to the respondent calling upon to pay the arrears of rent but the said notice was managed to return by the respondent. Thereafter, the respondent, on 04.05.2013 sent a reply notice admitting the tenancy but denying the arrears with false averments. Therefore, the petitioners have filed main R.C.O.P. No. 1174 of 2013. In the main R.C.O.P., the petitioners filed petition under Section 11(3) and 11(4) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 to pay the arrears of rent of Rs. 18,900/-. In the said petition, the respondent did not appear and thereby, the Trial Court has passed order that further proceedings in the main R.C.O.P. is stopped and eviction ordered. Against which, the respondent preferred an appeal and the Appellate Authority allowed the appeal by holding that the petitioners have not produced any rent receipts to prove the arrears of rent. Since the respondent has not paid any rent to the petitioners, they unable to produce the receipts. The Appellate Authority has failed to consider the said
