1. This revision petition under Section 25-B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act (for short the ‘Act’) impugns the order dated 25.11.2011 of the Commercial Civil Judge-cum-Addl. Rent Controller (Central), Delhi, whereby the leave to defend application filed by the petitioners in the eviction petition filed against them by the respondent, was dismissed.

2. The petitioners are the tenants in one shop measuring 8’ x 20’ in property No. 5319, Hardhayan Singh Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi under the respondent. Their eviction was sought on the ground of bona fide requirement of the suit shop by the respondent for himself and for his son, who had become major and wanted to set up a business. The case of the respondent as set out in the eviction petition was that he is a heart patient and is unable to do labour and thus, intended to establish his son to set up a business in the tenanted shop. It was his case that he has no other source of income, and thus, bonafidely required the suit shop for his son, who is completing his education by correspondence. It was then averred that he bonafidely required the suit shop for himself as also for setting up a business by his son.

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