SUNIL D VIJAN & ANR. vs NEERJA GHURA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: September 03, 2025 + RC.REV. 258/2025, CM APPL. 53616/2025-Stay, CM APPL. 53618/2025-for condonation of 78 days delay in re-filing. SUNIL D VIJAN & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ravi Rai, Advocate with petitioner in person. Versus NEERJA GHURA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Dhiraj Sachdeva, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE J U D G M E N T (Oral) 1. The respondent/ 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, Central District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi3, seeking eviction of the petitioners/ tenants4 from ground floor of property bearing nos.3537-3539, Chhutani Manjil, Ward No.III, Nicholson Road, Mori Gate, Delhi-110 0065, on the ground that her son intended to start a business of motor/ automobile parts from the subject premises, which is located in the motor/ automobile parts market area of Kashmere Gate, Delhi. 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 “tenants” 5 Hereinafter referred to as “subject premises” RC.REV. 258/2025 Page 1 of 11 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:09.09.2025 17:41:06 2. It was the case of the landlord before the learned ARC that the landlord had become the owner of the subject premises vide two registered Sale Deeds executed in her favour in the year 1996. At the relevant time, portions of the said property were classified as evacuee property under the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950, while the remaining portions were non-evacuee property. The tenants, on the other hand, had been paying re