CM No.34871/2017 (for exemption).

1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions.

2. The application stands disposed of.

RC.REV. No.443/2017 and CM No.34870/2017 (for stay).

3. This Rent Control Revision Petition under Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 impugns the order (dated 17th May, 2017 in E.No.5520/16 (Old E.No.41/15) of the Court of Rent Controller (North-West), District, Rohini Courts, Delhi) of dismissal of the application filed by the petitioner for leave to defend the petition for eviction under Section 14(1)(e) of the Act filed by the respondent and the consequent order of eviction of the petitioner from property no.A-19, Harijan Colony, Sawan Park, Ashok Vihar-III, Delhi – 110052.

4. The manner in which the counsel for the petitioner/tenant has argued, does not require this Court to, in this order, deal with the contents of the petition for eviction, leave to defend and reply thereto.

5. The first contention of the counsel for the petitioner/tenant is that the respondent/landlord has never demanded rent from the petitioner/tenant and the petitioner/tenant has never paid rent to the respondent/landlord and the respondent/landlord was thus not entitled to maint