Giriraj & Anr v. Sheela Devi & Anr

Delhi High Court · 17 Oct 2019 · 2019:DHC:5325
Sanjeev Sachdeva
RC.REV.221/2019
2019:DHC:5325
civil appeal_dismissed

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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioners' challenge to the dismissal of their leave to defend application in an eviction proceeding due to absence of landlord-tenant relationship, allowing withdrawal with liberty to pursue other remedies.

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RC.REV.221/2019
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
JUDGMENT
delivered on: 17.10.2019
RC.REV. 221/2019
GIRIRAJ & ANR ..... Petitioners
versus
SHEELA DEVI & ANR ..... Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case:
For the Petitioner: Mr. P.D. Gupta, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Advocates with petitioner in person.
For the Respondent: Mr. M.P. Sharma with Mr. Alok Kachru, Mr. Rehana Alam and Mr. Deepak Kaushik, Advocates.
CORAM:-
HON’BLE MR JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA
JUDGMENT
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J. (ORAL)

1. Petitioners impugn order dated 18.10.2018, whereby, application of the petitioner under Order I Rule 10 CPC and leave to defend application under Section 25-B Delhi Rent Control Act have been dismissed.

2. Subject eviction petition was filed by the respondent No.1 (Eviction Petitioner) with regard to a shop in property bearing Municipal No.1377, Mohalla Sangatrashan, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi 2019:DHC:5325 against Smt. Bimla Devi. No leave to defend application was filed by Smt. Bimla Devi.

3. Subject application was filed by the petitioner contending that the petitioner is in occupation of the subject property and Smt. Bimla Devi is not a tenant and has no concern with the subject property.

4. Application of the petitioner was dismissed by the Rent Controller holding that no document had been produced by the petitioner to show any relationship of landlord and tenant between the petitioner/applicant and the respondent No. 1 (Eviction Petitioner).

5. Learned counsel submits that there is no relationship between the petitioner/applicant and the respondent No. 1 (Eviction Petitioner).

6. Learned counsel appearing for the Respondent No. 1 (Eviction Petitioner) also contends that there is no relationship of landlord and tenant between respondent No. 1(Eviction Petitioner) and the petitioner herein/applicant before the Rent Controller.

7. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that since the stand of the respondent No. 1 (Eviction Petitioner) is that the petitioner is not a tenant, he seeks leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to take appropriate remedies in accordance with law to protect his possession inter alia by initiating independent proceedings before a Civil Court as also by filing objections to the execution of the impugned order.

8. Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn.

9. Needless to state that since the application of the petitioner has been dismissed by the Rent Controller on the ground that the petitioner is not the tenant under the respondent No. 1 (Eviction petitioner), the order shall not affect the rights, if any, of the petitioner to the subject property.

10. Order Dasti under the signatures of the Court Master.

SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J OCTOBER 17, 2019 st