* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: December 17, 2025 % Pronounced on: January 15, 2026 + RC.REV. 43/2020 MOHD AKHTAR & ORS. ...Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajat Aneja and Mr. Utkarsh Mishra, Mr. Karan Deep Singh, Advocates.

Versus ABDUL REHAN ....Respondent Through: Mr. N.U. Ahmed, Mr. M.A. Jamal, Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav and Ms.

Afsar Bano, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

J U D G M E N T

1. The petitioners/ landlords filed an eviction petition being ARC No.5206/2016 before the learned Additional Rent Controller, South-East District, Saket Courts, Delhi, Hereinafter ‘learned ARC against the respondent/ tenant qua premises bearing No.D-45, First Floor, Zakir Nagar (West), Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi-110 025, Hereinafter ‘subject premises under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, Hereinafter ‘the Act, on the ground that since they have a large family, they require the subject premises for the bona fide purpose of accommodating their family, and further, as the same is in a dilapidated condition, and may collapse at any moment, urgent repair work is required to be done therein. In fact, an earlier Eviction Petition filed by them qua th