SHASHIKANT DIXIT vs RENUKA SHARMA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: December 19, 2025 % Pronounced on: January 05, 2026 + RC.REV. 313/2023, CM APPL. 57766/2023 SHASHIKANT DIXIT .....Petitioner Through: Dr. Amit George, Ms. Hitaakshi Mehra, Mr. Nitesh Mehra and Mr. Dushyant Kishan Kaul, Advs. Versus RENUKA SHARMA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Preet Pal Singh, Ms. Tanupreet Kaur and Ms. Medha Navami, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. The petitioner/ landlord1 filed an eviction petition being RC ARC 57/2018 entitled ‘Shashikant Dixit vs. Renuka Sharma’ under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 19582 against the respondent/ tenant3 seeking eviction of the property bearing Flat no.313, DDA Tower No. 1, Mount Kailash, East of Kailash, New Delhi4, before the learned Senior Civil Judge-cum-Rent Controller, South-East District, Saket Courts, Delhi5. 2. Briefly put, it was the case of the landlord therein that the respondent 1 Hereinafter ‘landlord’ 2 Hereinafter ‘DRC Act’ 3 Hereinafter ‘tenant’ 4 Hereinafter ‘subject premises’ 5 Hereinafter ‘learned RC’ RC.REV. 313/2023 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:05.01.2026 15:15:23 was inducted as a tenant by the erstwhile owner and that the landlord became the owner of the subject premises by virtue of the registered Agreement to Sell and Purchase, General Power of Attorney, Special Power of Attorney, Will and Possession Letter, all dated 13.08.19996 executed in his favour by the erstwhile owner for a sale consideration of Rs.7,00,000/-. As the landlord with his wife were residing with his own brother and his family, it was causing acute inconvenience to both families due to the growing needs of their respective households, moreover, since the son of the landlord’s