GOPAL KRISHAN PURI vs UCO BANK

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 15th January, 2026 Pronounced on: 12th March, 2026 + RC.REV.165/2018 GOPAL KRISHAN PURI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S. C. Singhal, Advocate. versus UCO BANK .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajesh Rattan, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT AMIT SHARMA, J. 1. The present revision petition under Section 25B (8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (hereinafter referred to as the “DRC Act”), seeks the following prayers: - “It is, therefore, prayed that the present petition be allowed and the impugned judgement Dated 15.01.2018 passed in Eviction Petition No. 81/2012 by the court of Shri Navjeet Budhiraja, ACJ/CCJ/ARC(West) Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi be set aside by accepting the present petition and eviction order be passed in terms of the prayer clause of the eviction petition. Any other or further order which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in view of the facts and circumstances of the case may also be passed in favour of the Petitioner and against the Respondent.” Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BHASKAR SINGH RAWAT RC.REV.165/2018 Page 1 of 25 Signing Date:13.03.2026 15:10:12 2. The present revision petition assails the impugned judgment dated 15.01.2018, passed by the learned ARC, West District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the “learned ARC”), in Eviction Petition No. 81/2012 (hereinafter referred to as the “eviction petition”), whereby the eviction petition preferred by the petitioner against the respondent was dismissed. 3. It was the case of the petitioner that he is the owner/landlord of premises bearing No. B-7, Tagore Market, Kirti Nagar, Delhi-110015 (hereinafter referred to as the “subject premises”), which he had inherited from his father, l