RAFEEQAN (DEAD) BY LRS. vs HUSSAN BANO

The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court's decision affirming the Additional Rent Controller's dismissal of the appellant's application for leave to defend in an eviction proceeding under Section 14-D of the Delhi Rent Control Act. The Court established that the term 'letting out by her or by her husband' in Section 14-D includes letting by a predecessor-in-interest, thereby allowing the widow to seek eviction for her own residential purposes. The Court concluded that the eviction petition was validly filed and the appellant's defense was not sustainable.