Vijay Kumar Kabra (Deceased) through Lr v. Sheela Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, CM(M) 1724/2025, Justice Manoj Jain, 04 September 2025. Landlord-tenant eviction dispute under Section 14(1)(e) Delhi Rent Control Act 1958, bona fide requirement; leave to defend stage; repeated tenant defaults in filing rejoinder (four-week window, two-week extension after counsel-unwell plea on 01.04.2025, further delay plea on 09.07.2025); Controller closed right to file rejoinder holding rejoinder filing not a matter of right but subject to Court's permission; tenant's CM(M) petition dismissed, no illegality or perversity found; summary procedure to be fast-tracked; pending application disposed of. Petitioner: Vijay Kumar Kabra (deceased) through LR (adv. Kavya Jhawar); Respondent: Sheela Singh (no appearance). Useful for: rejoinder not a matter of right; closure of rejoinder right upheld; discipline in summary rent-control proceedings.
What did the court decide?
The procedure prescribed for disposal of an eviction petition founded on bona fide requirement is a summary one which needs to be fast-tracked.