MOHD AKHTAR & ORS vs ABDUL REHAN

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: December 17, 2025 % Pronounced on: January 15, 2026 RC.REV. 43/2020 MOHD AKHTAR & ORS. ...Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajat Aneja and Mr. Utkarsh Mishra, Mr. Karan Deep Singh, Advocates. Versus ABDUL REHAN ....Respondent Through: Mr. N.U. Ahmed, Mr. M.A. Jamal, Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav and Ms. Afsar Bano, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. The petitioners/ landlords filed an eviction petition being ARC No.5206/2016 before the learned Additional Rent Controller, South-East District, Saket Courts, Delhi1 against the respondent/ tenant qua premises bearing No.D-45, First Floor, Zakir Nagar (West), Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi-110 0252 under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 19583, on the ground that since they have a large family, they require the subject premises for the bona fide purpose of accommodating their family, and further, as the same is in a dilapidated condition, and may collapse at any moment, urgent repair work is required to be done therein. In fact, an 1 Hereinafter ‘learned ARC’ 2 Hereinafter ‘subject premises’ 3 Hereinafter ‘the Act’ RC.REV. 43/2020 2. Upon being served, the