R K BANSAL Vs. JAG PRAVESH SHARMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is an application filed by the landlord who is respondent in the Special Leave Petition praying that the non-applicant tenant is merely paying Rs.175/- per month which was fixed decades ago, is grossly disproportionate to the market rent prevailing in the said area.

(2.) THE applicant-landlord had filed an application for eviction of the non-applicant - tenant under Section 14(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act on the ground of bona fide requirement. The said eviction suit was decreed by the learned Additional Rent Controller vide order dated 18th May, 2010.

(3.) THE non-applicant - tenant filed a Review Petition under Order XLVIII of the Code of Civil Procedure before the High Court itself against the aforesaid order dated 24th August, 2011 being Review Petition No. 528 of 2011. In the said Review Petition, the petitioner annexed a valuation report in relation to only 276 square feet in support thereof (whereas the suit property was admeasuring about 500 square feet).