Jayant Nath, J.

1. This present revision petition is filed under Section 25 B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (hereinafter referred to as the DRC Act) seeking to impugn the eviction order dated 19.03.2015 passed by the Additional Rent Controller (hereinafter referred to as the ARC) under Section 14(1)(e) of the DRC Act dismissing the application of the petitioner seeking leave to defend.

2. The respondent filed the eviction petition under Section 14(1)(e) of the DRC Act regarding property being 1/3rd portion of the shop on the ground floor of the property No. 26, Ground Floor, Sunder Nagar, New Delhi. It was stated that the petitioner is the tenant in use and occupation of the said 1/3rd portion of the ground floor. It is the case of the respondent that the entire shop was let out by the erstwhile owner Sh. Suraj Prakash Pahawa to a partnership firm by the name of Navrattan Arts. The Partnership Firm comprised of two partners, namely, Sh. Joginder Singh Negi and Sh. Naresh Tolani. On 16.03.1999, the partnership firm was dissolved and a wooden partition was erected in the shop. 1/3rd portion of the shop went to the share of Sh. Joginder Singh Negi, the petitioner and