Geeta Malhotra & Anr. v. Ravneet Kaur Chowdhary

Delhi High Court · 23 Feb 2017 · 2017:DHC:1150
Jayant Nath
RC.REV.50/2017
2017:DHC:1150
property appeal_dismissed

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The Delhi High Court dismissed the tenant's revision petition challenging the eviction order, affirming that leave to defend is granted only upon establishing a prima facie case under the Delhi Rent Control Act.

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RC.REV.50/2017 Page 1
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 23.02.2017
RC.REV. 50/2017
GEETA MALHOTRA & ANR ..... Petitioner
Through Mr.Sudhir Nandrajog, Senior Advocate with Mr.Siddharth Aggarwal, Mr.Kalam
Singh, Advocates
VERSUS
RAVNEET KAUR CHOWDHARY ..... Respondent
Through Mr.Jasmeet Singh, Mr.Saurabh Tiwari, Ms.Aastha Sharma and Mr.Srivats
Kaushik, Advocates for the respondent.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT NATH JAYANT NATH, J. (ORAL)
JUDGMENT

1. By the present petition filed under section 25-B (8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 the petitioner seeks to impugn the eviction order dated 20.8.2016 by which the Additional Rent Controller has dismissed the application filed by the tenant/petitioner seeking leave to defend and passed an eviction order. The respondent has filed the present Eviction Petition for premises M-69, F-1, Ground Floor, M Block Market. Greater Kailash Part-I, New Delhi. Two eviction petitions had been filed by respondent/landlord against the petitioners pertaining to adjoining premises. In both the petitions eviction order was passed.

2. Both the orders have been challenged before this court under section 25-B (8) of the DRC. Today, vide separate order I have dismissed RC Rev. 51/2017 filed by the petitioners pertaining to premises No. F-2, M-69, 2017:DHC:1150 RC.REV.50/2017 Page 2 Ground Floor M Block, Greater Kailash-I, New Delhi. On account of the same reasons the present petition is also liable to be dismissed.

3. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed. All pending applications if any also stand disposed of.

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