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1. In a petition under Section 14(1)(e) read with Section 25­B of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (hereinafter, referred 'DRC Act') filed by petitioner Smt. Soma Devi Jain through her GPA and son Sh. Arun Jain, the respondents No.1 to 4 filed an application for leave to contest under Section 25­B (4) of the DRC Act. Same is under consideration.

2. The petitioner claims herself to be the owner and landlord of a Smt. Soma Devi Jain v. Anita Pawar & Ors. E-27/12 shop bearing No. G­14, Ground Floor, South Extension, Part­I, New Delhi approximately measuring 927 sq. feet as shown in yellow colour in the site plan (hereinafter, called 'demised premises') which was let out on rent for 11 months w.e.f. 01.02.1963 by the petitioner to one Late Sh. Sri Bhagwan vide a registered Lease Deed dated 19.08.1963, so registered on 23.08.1963. The said tenancy ended by efflux of time. A legal notice dated 15.10.1984 was also sent to Sh. Sri Bhagwan being a statutory tenant. The tenancy was also terminated by said notice. Sh. Sri Bhagwan died in the year 1996 as a statutory tenant and the tenancy devolved on his spouse. It is submitted that Sh. Naresh Kumar Verma, the husband of first respondent and father of respondents No.2 to 4 had set up a Will in his favour by Sh. Sri Bhagwan Dass and on the basis of which he claimed inheritance to the tenancy of Sh. Sri Bhagwan Dass. It is further stated that Sh. Naresh Kumar Verma was conducting business in demised premises only on account of being statutory tenant as the lease deed dated 19.08.1963 had expired by efflux of time.