RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW, J.

1. This Revision Petition under Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 has been preferred by the landlord against the order dated 27th April, 2009 of the Additional Rent Controller granting to the respondent/tenant leave to defend the petition for eviction under Section 14(1)(e) read with Section 25B of the Act.

2. The petition for eviction has been filed with respect to the portion of House No.60, Vinobha Puri, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi in occupation of the respondent/tenant. Besides the respondent/tenant, there were two other tenants also in the remaining portion of the house. It was the case of the petitioner/landlord before the Additional Rent Controller that he had filed the petitions for eviction not only against the respondent/tenant but also against the other two tenants in the house, with a view to have the entire house vacated for his own use. During the course of hearing before this Court, the senior counsel for the petitioner has informed that the applications of the other two tenants for leave to defend had been dismissed by the Additional Rent Controllers; that RC Revision No.68/2008 preferred by one of the other two tenan