CRP No.4988 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Civil Revision Petition No.4988 of 2026 and C.M.P.No.21735 of 2026 Vasudevan ..Petitioner Vs P.B.Subadra Devi W/o.P.H.Balanarayana Sa ..Respondent Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India praying to set aside the fair and decreetal order dated 05-02-2026 passed in M.P.No.3 of 2026 in R.L.T.O.P. No.114 of 2025 on the file of the XIV Small Causes Court, Chennai. For Petitioner : Mr.J.James For Respondent : N.Nagu Sah ***** ORDER This civil revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India against the order dated 05.02.2026 passed in M.P.No.3 of 2026 in RLTOP No.114 of 2025 by the XIV Small Causes Court, Chennai, wherein the application filed by the petitioner seeking to cross-examine PW-1 came to be rejected by the Court below. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No.4988 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 2. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned counsel for respondent and carefully perused the materials available on record. This Court also went through the impugned order. 3. In the considered view of this Court, the cross-examination cannot be sought for as a matter of right under the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 [for brevity 'the Act'] and it can only be invoked under two circumstances mentioned under Section 21(2) (a) of the Act. 4. In the case in hand, the first ground raised on the side of the petitioner is that the respondent is not the owner of the property as on the date when the eviction petition was filed. The second ground raised is that the petitioner could not have been the tenant since it is represented that the tenancy has started in the year 1990 when the petitioner was hardly 6 years old. Hence, according to the petitioner, the actual tenant has not been added as party to the proceedings. 5. In the considered view of this Court, these issues can be argued before the Court below and it does not require any cross-examination of PW-1. Therefore, it is left open to the petitioner to raise all the issues before the Court below, which will be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law. This Court does not find any perversity in the order passed by the Court below. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No.4988 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 Accordingly, this civil revision petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 20-08-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No gm To The XIV Small Causes Court, Chennai. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No.4988 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 N.ANAND VENKATESH, J. gm Civil Revision Petition No.4988 of 2026 20-08-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis