M.Ravikumar v. S.Dayalan
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
The civil revision petition is disposed of accordingly
Provisions considered
Judgment
C.R.P.No.2896 of 2025IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 18.09.2025CORAMTHE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.BALAJIC.R.P.No.2896 of 2025andC.M.P. No.16336 of 2025M.Ravikumar .. PetitionerVs.S.Dayalan .. RespondentCivil Revision Petition filed under Section 25 of Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 to set aside the fair and decretal order of the learned Rent Control Appellate Authority (VIII Court of Small Causes), Chennai dated 23.04.2025 in R.C.A.No.21 of 2024 confirming the fair and decretal order of the learned Rent Controller (XII Court of Small Causes), Chennai dated 24.11.2023 in R.C.O.P. No.803 of 2017.For Petitioner:Mr.R.Alvin Manojfor M/s.RRN LegalFor Respondent : Mr.MA.Gouthaman ORDER1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.R.P.No.2896 of 2025Pursuant to the order dated 16.09.2025, the petitioner/tenant has filed an affidavit of undertaking. In paragraph 5, it is stated as follows:'5.I submit that I hereby undertake to vacate the rented premises on 30th June 2026 and the Respondent shall pay to me the unadjusted excess security deposit amount of Rs.82,642/- (Rupees Eighty Two Thousand Six Hundred and Fourty Two) while vacating the premises and handing over the key to Respondent.'2. Though the learned counsel for the respondent would state that the petitioner may be called upon to pay rent upto 30.06.2026 and the security deposit of Rs.4 lakhs would be returned at the time of petitioner vacating and handing over vacant possession, admittedly, the amount of Rs.4 lakhs available with the respondent/landlord is in excess of the rent that would be due and payable from October, 2025 to June, 2026 and therefore, I do not see any real purpose in directing the petitioner to pay rent for the months of October, 2025 to June, 2026. The rent payable from October, 2025 to June, 2026 shall stand adjusted in the security deposit and the balance amount of Rs.82,642/- shall be refunded 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.R.P.No.2896 of 2025subject to petitioner vacating and handing over the premises without causing any damages and without arrears of electricity consumption charges, if any.3. The affidavit of undertaking filed by the petitioner is recorded. In view of the above, the respondent/landlord shall not press the pending execution petition and in the event of any default, it is open to the respondent to file contempt petition before this Court.4. The civil revision petition is disposed of accordingly. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.18.09.2025Index:Yes/NoNeutral Citation:Yes/NommiTo1.The VII Court of Small Causes, Chennai.2.The XII Court of Small Causes, Chennai.P.B.BALAJI,J.,3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.R.P.No.2896 of 2025mmiC.R.P.No.2896 of 202518.09.20254/4
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: The civil revision petition is disposed of accordingly
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 — s. 25.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Madras High Court, on 30 Jun 2026. The bench was P B BALAJI.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.