THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR Civil Revision Petition No. 1318 of 2011 Order: This revision is directed against the judgment dated 24.02.2011 passed in R.A. No.60 of 2010 by the Additional Chief Judge, City Small Causes Court, Hyderabad, confirming the order dated 17.12.2009 passed in R.C. No. 489 of 2007 by the II Additional Rent Controller, Hyderabad. The main contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the landlord was in the habit of collecting arrears at a time and the record reveals that he had received rents for a period of about 3 to 4 years at one time and subsequently the landlord had appointed a GPA and the said GPA was also irregular in collecting the rents and thereafter stopped collecting rents. It appears that the landlord has been residing in U.K. It may be a fact that previously the landlord might have accepted huge arrears of rent through cheque bearing No.454555 for a sum of Rs.59,800/- in October 2002. However, the fact remains that now the landlord has filed an application alleging that the petitioner herein committed default in payment of rent from 01.11.2002 to 31.10.2007. Admittedly, the petitioner did not pay the arrears of rent during that period. Now the learned counsel for the petitioner claims that subsequently the petitioner has approached the Rent controller and sought permission to deposit the rents and he is depositing the rents. However, the fact remains that the petitioner did not invoke Section 8(5) of the A.P. Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960 seeking permission to deposit the rents. In the circumstances, I do not see any illegality or irregularity in the impugned orders passed by the Courts below to interfere with the same in exercise of revisional jurisdiction. Accordingly, the revision petition is dismissed. However, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I consider it just and reasonable to grant time till 31st March 2012 to the petitioner to vacate the petition schedule premises, subject to payment of rents. The petitioner is also directed to file an affidavit before the Court below undertaking to vacate the petition schedule premises on or before 31st March 2012. However, in the circumstances, no costs. ___________________ B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J Date: 08.11.2011 Nsr