EDUCATION DEPARTMENT & ANR. vs MS ASIYA JAMIL

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: August, 21, 2025 + RC.REV. 239/2025, CM APPL. 50340/2025-Stay, CM APPL. 50341/2025-Exp EDUCATION DEPARTMENT & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Abhinav Sharma, Mr. Shubham, Advocates alongwith Mr. Vikas Kalia, Additional Director, DOE. Versus MS ASIYA JAMIL .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manmohan Gupta and Mr. Vaibhav Kumar, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE J U D G M E N T (Oral) 1. The respondent/ landlord1 filed an Eviction Petition under Section 14(1)(e) read with Section 25B of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 19582 before the learned Additional Rent Controller-01, Central District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi3, seeking eviction of the petitioners/ tenant4 from the first and second floor of the property bearing nos.2376 to 2382, situated in Municipal Ward No.VI, Ballimaran, Delhi5, on the ground of her bona fide requirement of the subject premises for her own residence. 1 hereinafter referred to as “landlord” 2 hereinafter referred to as “DRC Act” 3 hereinafter referred to as “ARC” 4 hereinafter referred to as “tenant” 5 hereinafter referred to as “subject premises” RC.REV. 239/2025 Page 1 of 12 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:27.08.2025 17:48:10 2. Essentially, it was the case of the landlord that she is a single lady aged about 69 years, who is suffering from various age related diseases/ ailments and has no one to look after her at her present address at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Additionally, as per landlord since she was born, educated and had spent substantial part of her life in Delhi, as also since all her near and close relatives reside there, she intends to return and reside in Delhi. Also, in the eviction petition, the landlord gave the details of