Sh. Arun Kumar Sharma vs Smt. Alka Gupta on 18 April, 2016
10. In Prithipal Singh (Sapra), the Hon'ble Supreme Court
discussed the relevant provisions and the scheme of Delhi Rent Control Act
and held that Section 25B of the Act is the complete code by which the
entire procedure to be adopted for eviction of a tenant on the ground of
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bonafide requirement filed by the landlord in respect of the premises shall
be followed. It was further held that the Rent Controller does not have any
power to condone the delay in grant of leave to contest the eviction petition
on the ground of bonafide necessity U/s 14 (1) (e) of DRC Act. The similar
proposition was laid down by Hon'ble High Court in the case of Bhim Sen
Batra Vs. Shreyansh Buildwell Pvt. Ltd., 221 (2015) DLT 413.