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1. Objections   have  been   filed   by   the   objector   Sh.   Harish   Sethi against the DH Sh. Pradeep Chand Giri U/o 21 Rule 97 CPC.  The DH had filed a suit for ejectment against Sh. Sat Prakash Malhotra under Delhi   and   Ajmer   Rent   Control   Act,   1952,   which   was   decreed   on 24.01.1970 in favour of the DH by the Court of Ld. Sub Judge, Delhi. The  respondent,  Sh.  Sat  Prakash  Malhotra,  thereafter  filed  an  appeal against   the   judgment   and   decree   dated   24.01.1970,   which   was dismissed   vide   order   dated   07.02.1974.   Thereafter,   DH   filed   an execution petition for the execution of the decree of ejectment and for possession of the property bearing Flat No. 10, 1 st  Floor, Pratap Singh Building,   Janpath   Lane,   Delhi   (hereinafter   referred   to   as   the   'suit property') against the JD Sh. Sat Prakash Malhotra.  W/P was issued by the executing court and at the time of execution of the said W/P, Sh. Kuljas Rai Malhotra, father of the JD objected to the execution of W/P and claimed himself to be the tenant.  After the death of Sh. Kuljas Rai Malhotra, his wife, Smt. Sushila Devi claimed the tenancy with respect to the suit property.  After her death as well, Sh. Chand Prakash Malhotra, younger brother of the JD Sh. Sat Prakash Malhora, claimed the tenancy with   respect   to  the   suit   property.     After   his  death,  his  son   Sh.  Manoj Malhotra claimed the tenancy.  The objections filed by the objector was dismissed   by   the   executing   court   and   fresh   W/P   was   issued   on 15.12.1989.   On 23.01.1990, the Bailiff took possession of two rooms, out of four rooms on the first floor of the suit property from Sh. Manoj Malhotra, who was nephew of the JD Sh. Sat Prakash Malhotra and the keys   of   the   same   were   deposited   in   the   executing   court.     Sh.   Manoj Malhotra, further gave an undertaking in writing to the Bailiff that he will handover the the physical possession of remaining two rooms in the last week of April, 1990.  That after the deposit of keys of two rooms in the executing court by the Bailiff, the DH Sh. Pradeep Chand Giri rushed back to Ahmedabad to attend his ailing brother who happened to be the business partner of the of the DH also.  After that, DH could not pursue the execution of the decree with respect to the suit premises because of the death of his brother and prevailing family circumstances.  That after the death of his brother, the DH shifted from Ahmedabad to Shimla and it took him five years to establish himself in Shimla.  Thereafter, DH again applied for fresh execution of the decree passed in his favour before the successor court and prayed for handing over the keys of the two rooms which  were  deposited  by the  bailiff  in  the executing  court  after  taking over   the   possession   of   two   rooms   of   the   suit   premises.     Before   the execution of the W/P, objections u/o 21 Rule 97 CPC were filed by Sh. Harish   Sethi   on   27.04.2001,   objecting   to   the   execution   of   decree   for possession of decreed premises on the ground that the DH had already entered into rent agreement with Sh. Harish Sethi on 01.04.1991.   The objector   further   based   his   claim   to   resist   execution   of   decree   on   the alleged   Agreement   to   Sell   dated   18.12.1995,   alleged   to   have   been executed   by   the   DH   in   favour   of   the   objector   for   the   sale   of   the   suit premises.     The   objector   also   relied   upon   a   notice   issued   by   NDMC towards   attachment   of   rent   for   outstanding   house   tax   arrears   due towards the DH and the payment of the same by him from 1994 to 1996. The   DH   denied   the   execution   of   any   rent   agreement   as   well   as agreement to sell.  Thus, it is averred by the objector that since he is in possession   of   the   tenanted   premises   since   01.04.1991   and   also   an agreement ot sell was entered into between the DH and the objector, therefore,   the   objector   cannot   be   forced   to   eject   from   the   tenanted premises.