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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SAURABH BANERJEE
Amir Khan – Appellant
Versus
Aziz Ur Rehman – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SAURABH BANERJEE, J.
1. The petitioners/ landlords, Hereinafter ‘landlords are all family members who filed two Eviction Petitions, E. Nos.288/2013 and 289/2013 under Section 14 (1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, Hereinafter ‘the Act seeking vacation of the First and Second Floors of property bearing No.1763-1764, Hauz Sui Walan, Chandni Mahal, Delhi-110 006, Hereinafter ‘subject premises on the ground of paucity of residential accommodation for their family, since landlord no.1 in RC. REV.219/2023/ Mr. Amir Khan had a family of six people residing in a tin-shed in the house of his mother/ landlady no.2 and landlord no.1 in RC. REV.220/2023/ Mr. Sajid Khan had a family of four people residing in a rented single room, which were insufficient for the needs of their growing children. The landlords also averred that they had no alternative accommodation for their bona fide residential requirements.
2. Upon service, the respondent/ tenant, Hereinafter ‘tenant in both the eviction petitions filed applications under Section 25B of the Act seeking leave to defend primarily disputing the title of the landlords and stating that the subject premises were purchased by the ten
Landlords need only establish a better title than the tenant in eviction proceedings, and the powers of review are confined to addressing patent errors without reappraising previously settled materia....
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A tenant cannot dispute the title of the landlord, and genuine need for premises must be established without alternative accommodation for eviction to be warranted. Adverse possession claims require ....
The mandatory nature of Section 14(2) of the DRC act and the landlord's remedy to file a civil suit for possession when the tenant denies the landlord-tenant relationship.
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