SUKHDEV @ SUKHDEV RAJ vs ASHOK KUMAR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: November 04, 2025 % Pronounced on: November 26, 2025 + RC.REV. 311/2024, CM APPL. 64579/2024, CM APPL. 23881/2025 SUKHDEV @ SUKHDEV RAJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sagar, Sr. Adv and Mr. Sachin Puri, Sr. Adv. alongwith Mr. Rehman, Mr. Sunil Kumar, Ms. Mehak Ghaloth and Mr. Suraj Singh, Advs. Versus ASHOK KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Alok Sinha, Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Ms. Divya and Mr. Aakash Saini, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. The respondent/ landlord1 filed an Eviction Petition being RC ARC No. 80114/ 2016 titled as ‘Sh. Ashok Kumar vs. Sh. Sukhdev @ Sukhdev Raj’ under Section 14(1)(e) read with Section 25(B) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 19582 against the petitioner/ tenant3 seeking eviction from two shop(s) measuring 6’4” X 10’6” and 67’10” X 14’5”4 at property bearing No.6165/1, facing gali no.3, block-1, khasra no.4084/193, Basti 1 Hereinafter referred to as “landlord” 2 Hereinafter referred to as “DRC Act” 3 Hereinafter referred to as “tenant” 4 Hereinafter referred to as “subject premises” RC.REV. 311/2024 Page 1 of 16 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:26.11.2025 17:35:12 Regar, Dev Nagar, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110 0055 before the learned SCJ/ RC, Central District Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi,6 on the ground of bona fide requirement for opening a restaurant/ Dhaba as there was no suitable alternative accommodation available for the said purpose. 2. Succinctly put, as per landlord in his Eviction Petition, the entire property wherein the subject premises was situated, subsequent to the death of his late grandmother i.e., Smt. Shiv Devi, devolved upon her three sons, namely, Sh. Mangal Singh, Sh. Soren Lal and Sh. Budhsen. Thereafter, pu