* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Reserved on: November 21, 2025

% Pronounced on: December 22, 2025

+ RC.REV. 274/2025, CM APPL. 56027/2025, CM APPL.

56028/2025

HANS RAJ .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Vaibhav Dabas, Adv.

Versus

KISHORI LAL .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Manish Phore, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

J U D G M E N T

1. In an Eviction Petition under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, Hereinafter referred to as ‘DRC Act before the learned Additional Rent Controller (West), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, Hereinafter referred to as ‘learned ARC, the respondent/ landlord, Hereinafter referred to as ‘landlord’ sought eviction of the petitioner/ tenant, Hereinafter referred to as ‘tenant from the premises consisting of a room each on the ground floor as also on the first floor forming part of property bearing

no.3026/7B, Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi-110 008, Hereinafter referred to as ‘subject premises

2. Succinctly put, for establishing landlord tenant relationship before the learned ARC, it was the case of the landlord therein that since his father was the owner of the property wherein the subject premises was situated, he along with his brothers, became t