THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.R.L. NAGESWARA RAO CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS SECOND APPEAL No. 520 OF 2004 J U D G M E N T: The appeal is filed against the order in M.A.No.113 of 2001 on the file of the Chief Judge, City Small Causes Court at Hyderabad. 2. The appellant herein is said to be the tenant of the premises 14-3-251/1K2 situated at Goshamahal, Hyderabad. Originally, the annual rental value was fixed at Rs.8,100/- and tax was imposed at the rate of 0.25 paise per square feet in the year, 1982 and as the Corporation has proposed to increase the same at the rate of Rs.6 per square feet of the carpet area w.e.f. 01.04.2000, the appellant has pleaded before the respondent that as per the lease agreement, which was entered on 28.06.1980, the monthly rent was only Rs.1,000/-. The Corporation has reduced the MRV from Rs.6 to Rs.2.50 paise per square feet. As against that order, the appeal was filed and the learned Chief Judge has dismissed the appeal. 3. The learned counsel for the appellant strongly contends that the lease agreement dated 28.06.1980 stipulates the monthly rent at Rs.1,000/- and therefore that is the only rental value that has to be taken into consideration. But, however as can be seen from the proposed enhancement of tax, it was in the year, 2001 after a period of 20 years from the date of original agreement of lease. It is common knowledge that the rental values have also increased. The appellant has not filed any affidavit of the owner of the building to show that the original rent that was stipulated was only being paid by him to the landlord. There is also no material to show that the market value arrived at by the municipal corporation is not proper. Even otherwise if the appellant is to pay lesser rent to the landlord the rental prevailing in the area is relevant and therefore, viewed from any angle, the order of the learned Chief Judge does not suffer from any infirmity and does not call for any interference by this Court. 4. Accordingly, appeal is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ N.R.L.NAGESWARA RAO, J Date: 21-06-2011. INL