SHRI DINESHWAR NATH KEDAR vs M/S GOPAL DASS AND SONS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: November 11, 2025 % Pronounced on: December 20, 2025 + RC.REV. 126/2021, CM APPL. 57035/2024 SHRI DINESHWAR NATH KEDAR .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Kamlakshi Singh and Ms. Radhika R., Advs. Versus M/S GOPAL DASS AND SONS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Surjendu Sankar Das and Ms. Annie Mittal, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. The petitioner/ 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-2(Central), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi3 seeking eviction of the respondent/ tenant4 from one godown/ shop in property no.1160, Chhatta Madan Gopal, Maliwara, Chandni Chowk, Delhi-110 0065. 2. Succinctly put, it was the case of the landlord before the learned ARC that being the owner/ landlord of the subject premises, he was in bona 1 Hereinafter referred to as ‘landlord’ 2 Hereinafter referred to as ‘DRC Act’ 3 Hereinafter referred to as ‘learned ARC’ 4 Hereinafter referred to as ‘tenant’ 5 Hereinafter referred to as ‘subject premises’ RC.REV. 126/2021 Page 1 of 12 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:20.12.2025 02:20:33 fide requirement of the subject premises for carrying on his own business as well as for setting up a business of his unemployed and dependent son, Mr. Neetesh Kedar. 3. Upon service of summons, the tenant filed an application seeking leave to defend inter alia contending that the landlord was not the owner of the subject premises and that he himself had taken the same on rent from Smt. Vidhyawati, the mother of the landlord; that the landlord does not have any bona fide requirement of the subject premises as his son is not dependent upon him and