JUDGMENT

Sachin Datta, J. The present revision petition, under Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (the `DRC Act'), assails the impugned judgment/order dated 18.12.2021, passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge-cum-Rent Controller, North West District, Rohini Courts, New Delhi (the `Rent Controller') in RC ARC No. 01/2021. Vide the said impugned judgment, the leave to defend application filed by the petitioner/tenant under Section 25B(4) of the DRC Act was dismissed, and the respondents were held entitled to recover the possession of the tenanted premises i.e. 1982/154, presently known as Shop No. 1982, Gali No. 154, (one side), Main Road, Tota Ram Bazar, Ganesh Pura-A, Tri Nagar, Delhi-110035. (the `tenanted premises').

2. The eviction petition was filed by the respondents in respect of the tenanted premises, wherein it was disclosed that Sh. Suresh Chand Jain i.e. late husband of respondent no.1 and the late father of respondent no.2, had earlier instituted an eviction petition on the ground of his own bona fide requirement. Pursuant to death of said Shri Suresh Chand Jain, the said petition stood abated vide order dated 14.12.2020.

3. It was averred in the evicti