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ARCHANA PURI
Rekhi Brothers – Appellant
Versus
Bimal Kumar Singla – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mrs. Archana Puri, J.
The present revision petition has been filed by the petitioners (who were tenant before the Rent Controller) to challenge the judgment dated 09.03.2023 passed by learned Appellate Authority, whereby, judgment dated 31.05.2017 passed by Rent Controller was set aside and reversed and thereby, ordering eviction of the petitioner-tenant from the demised premises.
2. The essential facts to be noticed are, as follows:-
That, initially, Dr.Bimal Kumar Singla-landlord had filed the petition for seeking ejectment of the tenants M/s Rekhi Ram Brothers through its prop. and Harmohinder Singh Rekhi, from the shop, as detailed in the headnote of the petition. It was asserted in the petition that M/s Rekhi Brothers was inducted as tenant by the father of the Dr.Bimal Kumar Singla and initially the rate of rent was Rs.35/- per month, excluding electricity charges and house tax etc. The initial landlord i.e. father of Dr.Bimal Kumar Singla had died on 21.06.2005 and after his death, the said Dr.Bimal Kumar Singla is the landlord. It is the version of the landlord that the rent was paid by the tenant to the father of the petitioner against receipts. However after his d
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