INDERMEET KAUR, J. (Oral)

1. The impugned order dated 31.01.2012 had decreed the eviction petition filed by the landlord; the application seeking leave to defend filed by the tenant had been declined.

2. Record shows that the present eviction petition has been filed by the landlord Rajinder Kumar against his tenant Sant Lal; disputed premises are a shop forming part of property bearing No. 8489, Ward No. 15, Arya Nagar, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi measuring approximately 10”X10”; rate of rent was Rs.35/- per month excluding electricity charges. Bonafide need has been disclosed in the eviction petition as the need for the petitioner for himself as also for his daughter and his wife for the purposes of running a business; contention of the petitioner is that he is the owner and landlord of the aforenoted premises; he had purchased it from Ram Devi wife of Ram Chander vide document dated 13.10.1986 and since then the tenant has attorned to him and has been paying rent to him; the plaintiff has two sons and two daughters one of whom is unmarried. His elder son Akash is running a general store from the back portion of the property No. 8489, Arya Nagar, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi. The petiti