HANS RAJ vs KISHORI LAL

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: November 21, 2025 % Pronounced on: December 22, 2025 RC.REV. 274/2025, CM APPL. 56027/2025, CM APPL. 56028/2025 HANS RAJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vaibhav Dabas, Adv. Versus KISHORI LAL .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manish Phore, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. In an Eviction Petition under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 19581 before the learned Additional Rent Controller (West), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi2, the respondent/ landlord3 sought eviction of the petitioner/ tenant4 from the premises consisting of a room each on the ground floor as also on the first floor forming part of property bearing no.3026/7B, Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi-110 0085. 2. Succinctly put, for establishing landlord tenant relationship before the learned ARC, it was the case of the landlord therein that since his father was the owner of the property wherein the subject premises was situated, he along with his brothers, became the joint owners thereof after his 1 Hereinafter referred to as ‘DRC Act’ 2 Hereinafter referred to as ‘learned ARC’ 3 Hereinafter referred to as ‘landlord’ 4 Hereinafter referred to as ‘te