VIJAY KUMAR KABRA (DECEASED) THROUGH LR vs SHEELA SINGH

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 04th September, 2025 CM(M) 1724/2025 & CM APPL. 55959/2025 VIJAY KUMAR KABRA (DECEASED) THROUGH LR .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Kavya Jhawar, Advocate. versus SHEELA SINGH .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner is defending an eviction petition filed on the ground of bona fide requirement under Section 14 (1)(e) of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. 2. Such tenant filed an application seeking leave to defend and, thereafter, the landlord filed response thereto by filing his reply on 28.01.2025. 3. Undoubtedly, such filing of reply by the landlord was a belated one. 4. Fact remains that, thereafter, the learned Controller granted opportunity to the tenant to file rejoinder within four weeks. 5. It was not filed within four weeks and when the matter was, eventually, taken up by the learned Controller on 01.04.2025, there was request from the side of the tenant that the counsel was unwell. 6. The Controller acceded to the request made by the tenant and granted them another period of two weeks to file rejoinder. 7. It seems that such concession given by the learned Co