SHASHI OBEROI vs YASHPAL CHAWLA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: November 10, 2025 % Pronounced on: November 27, 2025 + RC.REV. 219/2018 SHASHI OBEROI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ikrant Sharma, Ms. Shweta Sharma, Ms. Sonali Sharma , Mr. Saksham Mittal and Ms. Kritika Kharab, Advocates. Versus YASHPAL CHAWLA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rakesh Makhija, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. The petitioner/ landlady1 filed an eviction petition being New RC No.257/2016 entitled ‘Shashi Oberoi vs Yaspal Chawla’ under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 19582 against the respondent/ tenant3 seeking eviction of one shop forming part of the property bearing no.B-274, situated at Indira Nagar, New Subzi Mandi, Azadpur, Delhi-110 033, admeasuring 15x18 feet, before the SCJ-cum-RC (North), Rohini District Courts, Delhi4, on the ground of her bona fide requirement for her husband starting a business as there was no other suitable alternative 1 hereinafter ‘landlady’ 2 hereinafter ‘the Act’ 3 hereinafter ‘tenant’ 4 hereinafter ‘learned RC’ RC.REV. 219/2018 Page 1 of 11 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:27.11.2025 17:19:39 accommodation available with her for the said purpose. 2. Briefly put, as per the landlady in the Eviction Petition she became the owner of the subject premises pursuant to a Gift Deed dated 22.02.2010 executed by her husband namely Sh. Vijay Kumar Oberoi, on whom the same had devolved vide a registered Will dated 18.03.1992 executed by her father-in-law. The subject premises was initially let out by her father-in-law to the tenant’s father namely Sh. Kishan Lal Chawla in the year 1965 and after his demise, the tenancy of the subject premises devolved upon the tenant herein. It was her contention that