MOHD BURHAN & ORS. vs SHRI TRILOKI NATH SINCE DECEASED THROUGH LRS & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: December 11, 2025 % Pronounced on: January 05, 2026 + RC.REV. 213/2023, CM APPL. 38871/2023, CM APPL. 22940/2024 MOHD BURHAN & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Manu Nayar, Mr. Sahil Moga, Mr. Nitin Kumar, Ms. Kanishka Sharma, Mr. Lalit Kumar and Ms. Esha Goyal, Advs. Versus SHRI TRILOKI NATH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS & ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Asutosh Lohia, Mr. Shraddha Bhargava, Ms. Rishika Jain, Mr. Mohd. Atif Abdullah Khan and Ms. Princy Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. The respondent/ landlord1 filed an Eviction Petition being E.P. No.5926/ 2012 under Section 14(1)(e) read with Section 25(B) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 19582, against the petitioners/ tenants3 before the learned ACJ/ CCJ/ ARC (South) Saket Courts, New Delhi4, seeking their eviction from property bearing no. E-45/1, measuring 12'7' 112" X 9' ft. situated on the ground floor of E-45, Main Market, Hauz Khas, New 1 Hereinafter referred to as “landlord” 2 Hereinafter referred to as “DRC Act” 3 Hereinafter referred to as “tenants” 4 Hereinafter referred to as “learned ARC” RC.REV. 213/2023 Page 1 of 16 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:05.01.2026 15:15:23 Delhi-110 0165. Since the application seeking leave to defend of the tenants stood allowed, after a full-fledged trial, vide earlier order dated 22.10.20216, the Eviction Petition of the landlord was allowed and an order of eviction passed against the tenants qua the subject premises. 2. Thereafter, the tenants filed a review petition which has been dismissed by the learned Review Court vide an order dated 19.07.20237. 3. Succinctly put, the landlord filed an Eviction Petition before the learned ARC as he was the