MOHD ANSAR SIDDIQUI vs VARUN SACHDEVA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 26th March 2025 Pronounced on: 2nd April 2025 + RFA 187/2025 & CM APPL. 11600/2025 MOHD ANSAR SIDDIQUI .....Appellant Through: Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Mr. Shalabh Gupta, Ms. Lisha Arora, Mr. Himanshu Singh, Ms. Shivangi Shokeen and Mr. Rahul Malik, Advs. versus VARUN SACHDEVA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Ruchira V. Arora and Mr. Dhananjay Mehlawat, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT ANISH DAYAL, J. 1. This appeal has been filed under Order XLI read with Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (‘CPC’) assailing order dated 20th September 2024 passed by the District Judge-04, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi in CS No.29/2024 (‘impugned order’). Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:MANISH KUMAR RFA 187/2025 1 of 26 Signing Date:04.04.2025 18:37:35 2. The respondent/plaintiff had filed a suit claiming ownership of premises bearing No. G-5, First Floor, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110028 (‘suit property’). The respondent claimed that the suit property was owned by Smt. Suraksha Vohra, who was resident of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. and they had purchased the suit property by way of a registered sale deed dated 06th November 2023 registered as Document No.6558 in Book No.1, Volume No.2488 on pages 33-40 registered on 06th November 2023 with the Sub- Registrar-VIIA, New Delhi. 3. Respondent/plaintiff claimed that appellant/defendant was inducted as a tenant in the suit property by Smt. Suraksha Vohra for a period of two years w.e.f. 07th October 2017 to 07th October 2019, by rent agreement dated 07th October 2017 at a monthly rent of Rs.26,000/-. After the expiry of 12 months, the rent was to be increased by 10%. 4. Subsequently, another rent agreement was entered into on 27 th September 2019 for