SHAMA GUPTA AND ANR vs RAJESH KUMAR SHARMA & ANR.

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$~83&88 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25th July, 2025 + CM(M) 1349/2025 & CM APPL. 44437/2025 & CM APPL. 44438/2025 SHAMA GUPTA AND ANR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mukesh Nirwan, Advocate. versus RAJESH KUMAR SHARMA & ANR. .....Respondent Through: None. + CM(M) 1354/2025 & CM APPL. 44571/2025 & CM APPL. 44572/2025 SHAMA GUPTA & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mukesh Nirwan, Advocate. versus RAJESH KUMAR SHARMA & ORS. .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Both the petitions are connected and, therefore, have been taken up together. 2. The Petitioners are defending Eviction Petitions and are aggrieved by order dated 07.03.2025 and subsequent order dated 30.04.2025, whereby they have been denied opportunity to cross-examine land lord. 3. The order dated 07.03.2025 would reflect that said opportunity was a last one for respondent to cross-examine the petitioners and since there was none present from the side of respondent, such right was closed. 4. An application was moved by the said tenants seeking recall of said witness but such application has also been dismissed by the learned Rent Controller on 30.04.2025. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 1349/2025 1 By:DINESH CHANDRA Signing Date:26.07.2025 17:23:49 5. In such order, the learned Rent Controller recorded that the case was one of the 50 oldest cases pending in his Court and one previous order dated 01.08.2024 would also indicate that there was a request for adjournment from the side of respondent to cross-examine PW-1 and the learned Trial Court, keeping in mind the fact that a personal reason had been cited from the side of counsel for tenant, gave requisite indulgence, albeit, with a caveat that if on the next dat