J U D G M E N T

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

1. The present Regular Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as ‘CPC’) has been filed on behalf of the Appellant/Defendant to assail the Judgment and Decree dated 23.03.2026, whereby the learned District Judge, in RCA DJ No. 4/2026, upheld the ex-parte Judgment and Decree dated 09.01.2025, of the Ld. Civil Judge decreeing the suit of the Plaintiff/Respondent for possession and recovery of pendente lite and future damages/mesne profits @ Rs. 8,000/- per month from 18.12.2020 till recovery of possession, along with interest @ 6% per annum.

2. The Plaintiff/Respondent, Sir Sobha Singh & Sons Pvt. Ltd., filed a Suit bearing CS No.926/2020 seeking Possession, recovery of pendente lite and future damages/mesne profits, along with interest.

3. Briefly stated, the case of the Plaintiff/Respondent was that it was the owner/landlord of the premises constructed at Sujan Singh Park, New Delhi–110003, the leasehold rights whereof were stated to be vested in the Plaintiff/Respondent under the Land & Development Office (L&DO), Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. The present Suit was fi