$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + RC.REV. 41/2026 & CM APPL. 7848/2026 (Stay)

MR. VINOD SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhishek Raj Sharma, Mr. Ajay Sharma, Ms. Radhika Sharma, Mr. Harshall Misra, Ms. Manogya Misra, Ms. Shalini Parashar, Advocates.

versus MR. ANUBHAV MEHRISH .....Respondent Through:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R

% 05.02.2026

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

CM APPL. 7849/2026 (Exemption) & CM APPL. 7850/2026 (Exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The applications are disposed of.

RC.REV. 41/2026 & CM APPL. 7848/2026 (Stay)

3. The present petition under Section 25-B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, seeks the following prayers: -

“A. Set aside the eviction order dated 27.10.2025 passed in RC ARC No. 458/2024;

B. Allow the Petitioner's Leave to Defend Application:

C. Restore the eviction petition to the stage of trial and direct adjudication after evidence;

D. Pass such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit.”

4. The present petition challenges the order dated 27.10.2025 whereby the learned ARC has dismissed the application seeking leave to defend preferred on behalf of the petitio