JUDGMENT

Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J. - By way of the present petition filed under Section 25B (8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act 1958 (''DRC Act'', for short), the petitioner, who is the owner/landlady of the Ground Floor of property bearing No.16/1667 Abdul Rehman Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi (''subject premises'', for short) impugns order dated 15.05.2018 passed by the learned Additional Rent Controller, Pilot Court, CCJ-cum-ARC (Central) Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in case bearing No.E-795/17 titled Smt. Vidyawati vs. Shri Gautam Mahajan & Ors. By order dated 15.05.2018 the learned ARC has been pleased to allow the respondents'' application under section 25B (8) of the DRC Act and has thereby granted to the respondents leave-to-defend the eviction petition filed by the petitioner.

Petitioner''s contentions :

2. A conspectus of the case as argued by Mr. Rajesh Yadav, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is the following:

(i) The subject premises was let-out by the predecessorin-interest of the petitioner, Rao Jaswant Singh, to the respondents vid agreement dated 27.02.1975 at a monthly rent of Rs.660/- per month excluding all other charges;

(ii) The subject premises was inherited