JUDGMENT

Neena Bansal Krishna, J.

1. The plaintiff has filed the Suit for Possession/Ejectment, Permanent Injunction, Recovery of Arrears of Rent and Maintenance Charges, Damages/Mesne Profits along with pendent lite and future interest against the Defendant, the tenant.

2. Briefly stated, the plaintiff a Partnership Firm through its partners Kapil Sahni and Gita Talwar, entered into a registered Lease Agreement dated 16.06.2016 with the defendant, for renting out the premises comprising of an area admeasuring 8813 sq. ft. (super area admeasuring 11,015 sq. Feet) on the Ground and First Floor of the Odeon Cinema Building situated at Block-D, Connaught Place, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as suit property) for a period of nine years commencing from 15.01.2016 till 14.01.2025.

3. According to the terms of the Lease Deed, there was a lock-in period of three years during which neither the plaintiff/ lessor nor the defendant/lessee could terminate the tenancy. After the initial three years, the defendant/tenant had a right to terminate the tenancy after giving a Notice of four months or the rent of 4 months in lieu thereof.

4. The rate of tenancy was determined for each year which was s