JUDGMENT :

(Dinesh Maheshwari, J.)

Leave granted.

2. These appeals are directed against similar orders dated 17.04.2018, as passed in RC. REV. No. 78 of 2015 and RC. REV. No. 80 of 2015 respectively, whereby a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, ¹ [Hereinafter also referred to as ‘the High Court’], has allowed the revision petitions filed by the respective tenants and has reversed the similar orders dated 21.11.2014, as passed in eviction petitions bearing Nos. 02 of 2011 and 03 of 2011 by the Court of ACJ-cum-CCJ-cum-ARC, North District, Rohini, Delhi, ² [Hereinafter also referred to as ‘the Rent Controller’]. These appeals, involving similar and common issues, have been considered together and taken up for disposal by this common judgment. ³ [It may be pointed that in the appeal arising out of SLP(C) No. 31550 of 2018 (relating to RC. REV. No. 80 of 2015 before the High Court), the respondent-tenant had expired during the pendency of the petition in this Court and after setting aside abatement, his legal representatives were brought on record by the order dated 09.12.2019.].

3. The learned Rent Controller, in the similar orders dated 21.11.2014, had a