THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU C.R.P. No.5485 OF 2009 O R D E R: This civil revision petition is filed against the order and decree passed in I.A. No. 48 of 2009 in R.C.A. No. 4 of 2009 on the file of learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Nellore, dated 26.10.2009, whereunder, the petition requesting the Court to stay operation of the order and decree dated 3.6.2009, passed by the learned Rent Controller-cum-Principal Junior Civil Judge, Nellore in R.C.C. No. 11 of 2003, was allowed, subject to deposit of arrears of rent by petitioner- appellant from December 2000 onwards on or before 5.11.2009. Petitioner is the tenant. Respondent is the landlord. It appears, respondent filed R.C.C. No. 11 of 2003 seeking eviction of the petitioner on the ground of willful default in payment of rent. The learned Rent Controller found that the petitioner was willful defaulter in payment of rents and, as such, ordered his eviction from the schedule premises. Aggrieved thereby, he filed R.C.A. No. 4 of 2009 on the file of learned appellate authority under the Rent Control Act-cum-learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Nellore. According to the petitioner, the said appeal is still pending and during pendency of the appeal, though stay was granted vide I.A. No. 48 of 2009, an onerous condition of payment of entire arrears was imposed, which is arbitrary and illegal. Hence, this civil revision petition. Heard both sides and perused the material available on record. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the considered view that the appellate authority has not committed any error in directing the petitioner to deposit the total arrears pending as on that date. May be, there was no such order in the R.C.C. for payment of arrears, but, it does not preclude the appellate authority to impose such condition while granting stay of operation of the order passed in the R.C.C. There are no merits in the civil revision petition and it is liable to be dismissed. However, in the facts and circumstances of the case, while dismissing the C.R.P., petitioner-tenant is granted four weeks’ time from today, to comply with the condition imposed by the appellate authority while granting stay. In default, the appellate authority under the Rent Control Act-cum-learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Nellore is at liberty to pass appropriate orders, as per law. JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU. Date: 17-3-2010. MVB.