Dismissed

Varun Sharma v. Narinder Kumar

Delhi HC18 Dec 2024RC.REV./16/2022

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Single judge of the Delhi High Court disposed of a rent recovery petition treated as infructuous following restoration of possession. The court permitted withdrawal of the petition with liberty to revive it if possession is restored by the trial court upon payment of rent.

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Petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to revive it in law if possession is restored by the Trial/Executing Court.

Varun Sharma Vs Narinder Kumar — Landlord and Tenant | Delhi HC (2024)

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$~83

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- RC.REV. 16/2022, CM APPL. 7109/2024, 32543/2024

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VARUN SHARMA .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Varun Sharma and Mr. Shashank S. Mangal, Advocates

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versus

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NARINDER KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ashok Kumr Singh, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Mukesh Goel, Mr. Asangha Rai, Mr. Rajat Joshi, Ms. Saloni Singh and Ms. Eesha Garg, Advocates

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU

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The Petition is listed today after passing of a detailed order on 02.12.2024.

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Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner has handed over a copy of the Order dated 16.12.2024 passed by the Executing Court to submit that on that date, the Counsel for Decree Holder had made a submission that the issue before the Executing Court is same as is raised before Delhi High Court.

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The Registry is directed to scan and upload the order dated 16.12.2024 so that it remains embedded in the case file.

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Learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent, on instructions, clarifies that the submission was made by the Respondent in a

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 23/12/2024 at 12:13:15

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different context.

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4.1 In any event, so far as concerns the aspect of the restoration, the Petitioner had filed an Application being CM APPL. 24675/2024 before this Court which Application was withdrawn by the Petitioner on 20.08.2024. Thus, quite clearly, there is no aspect of restoration being examined by this Court.

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4.2 Learned Senior Counsel for the Respondent/landlord once again reiterates that the judgment passed by this Court in Ashok Gupta v. Deepak Rao¹ , which has relied upon the Judgments of the Supreme Court in NC Daga v. Inder Mohan Singh Rana² and Vinod Kumar Verma v. Manmohan Verma³ has held that once the possession of the subject premises has been restored, nothing further survives in the present Petition and the Petition has become infructuous.

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4.3 This Court is supported in its view by judgments passed by Coordinate Benches of this Court including Om Prakash Ashok Kumar & Sons v. Ajay Khurana⁴ , Neelam Sharma v. Ekant Rekhan⁵ , and Bhawani Shankar v Nand Lal and Ors.⁶

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After some arguments, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner seeks and is granted permission to withdraw the present Petition with liberty to revive the same in accordance with law, in the event that the possession is restored by the learned Trial Court/Executing Court.

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The Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.

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1 2024 SCC OnLine Del 7148

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2 (2003) 1 SCC 453

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3 Civil Appeal Nos. 5220-5221 of 2008 dated 19.08.2008

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4 2024 SCC OnLine Del 5228

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5 2019 SCC Online Del 6487

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6 2021 SCC OnLine Del 4284

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 23/12/2024 at 12:13:15

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TARA VITASTA GANJU, J

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Pending Applications stand closed.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024 g.joshi

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Click here to check corrigendum, if any

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 23/12/2024 at 12:13:15

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