The High Court of Delhi has set aside an order from a Rent Controller that granted a tenant ‘leave to defend’ in an eviction proceeding. Justice Saurabh Banerjee , in a judgment pronounced on November 11, 2025, held that the tenant had failed to raise any triable issue to rebut the landlord’s case for bona fide requirement and consequently passed an eviction order under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958.

The legal issue before the High Court was a revision petition filed by a landlord challenging a Rent Controller’s order dated May 24, 2024, which had permitted the tenant to contest the eviction suit.

Background of the Case

The petitioner, Mr. Hemant Gupta (landlord), had instituted an eviction petition under Section 14(1)(e) read with Section 25B of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (D

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