HEMANT GUPTA vs ISHWAR CHAND

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: October 10, 2025 % Pronounced on: November 11, 2025 + RC.REV. 215/2024, CM APPL. 45617/2024 HEMANT GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. V.K. Sharma, Adv. Versus ISHWAR CHAND ....Respondent Through: Mr. Ashok Kumar Arya, Mr. Asheesh Kumar Mishra and Ms. Minakshi Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. Although no formal notice has been issued in the present matter, the respondent has entered appearance before this Court. With the consent of the parties, the present matter was taken up for hearing and is being disposed of by way of this judgment. 2. The petitioner/ landlord instituted an eviction petition under Section 14(1)(e) read with Section 25B of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 19581 before the learned Senior Civil Judge-cum-Rent Controller, Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi2 seeking eviction of the respondent/ tenant from Shop No. 2, Ground Floor, Property No. 20-E/1, Babarpur Main Road, Shahdara, Delhi-110 0323. 1 Hereinafter referred to as ‘DRC Act’ 2 Hereinafter referred to as ‘ARC’ 3 Hereinafter referred to as ‘subject premises’ RC.REV. 215/2024 Page 1 of 10 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:11.11.2025 14:52:34 3. Succinctly put, it is clear from the pleadings of the parties before the learned ARC that as per landlord, he is the owner of the entire built-up property bearing No. 20-E/1, Babarpur Main Road, Shahdara, Delhi- 1100324, wherein the subject premises is situated and is comprising of two shops and one godown on the ground floor, one godown on the first floor, and the second and third floors. The said property was originally owned by one Mr. Vipin Gupta, who had let out the subject premises to the tenant in 1984. Later, after the landlord pu