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S. K. Gupta v. M/S Karan and Co.

Delhi HC20 Aug 2025CM(M)/456/2022

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Delhi High Court; CM(M) 429/2022; CM(M) 456/2022; CM APPL. 22209/2022; CM APPL. 59953/2024; CM APPL. 59954/2024; CM APPL. 66041/2024; Manoj Jain, J.; order dated 20.08.2025; Article 227 Constitution of India; Delhi Rent Control Act 1958; Section 14(1)(a); Section 14(1)(d); Section 14(1)(h); eviction petition; Rent Controller; Rent Control Tribunal; non-payment of rent; amicable settlement; possession handed over 09.07.2025; ARC 4/2022; disposed as not pressed; pending applications disposed; tenant M/s Karan and Co.; landlord S.K. Gupta; Rajiv Dewan Adv.; C.P. Vig Adv.

What did the court decide?

Both connected Article 227 petitions disposed of as not pressed in terms of the amicable settlement between the parties; pending applications likewise disposed of. No substantive adjudication of the eviction dispute occurred at this level.

S. K. Gupta Vs M/S Karan and Co. — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the competing Article 227 petitions of the landlord and the tenant concerning the Tribunal-maintained eviction under Section 14(1)(a) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 would be pursued or adjudicated (overtaken, before any decision on merits, by the parties' amicable settlement and surrender of possession).

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Court's answer

In view of the amicable settlement between the parties (with peaceful and vacant possession of the tenanted premises already handed over to the landlord on 09.07.2025 and the subsequent eviction petition ARC 4/2022 disposed of), neither the landlord nor the tenant wished to pursue the present respective petitions; resultantly, both these petitions are disposed of as not pressed, in terms of settlement between the parties.

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Ratio / Principle

All pending applications in the two petitions also stand disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Manoj Jain, J.; order dated 20.08.2025): Disposal as not pressed of two connected Article 227 petitions — CM(M) 429/2022 (tenant, M/s Karan and Co.) and CM(M) 456/2022 (landlord, S.K. Gupta) — arising out of an eviction granted under Sections 14(1)(a), 14(1)(d) and 14(1)(h) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. The Rent Controller had ordered eviction on all three grounds; in appeal, the Rent Control Tribunal set aside the eviction on the 14(1)(d) and 14(1)(h) grounds but maintained it for non-payment of rent under Section 14(1)(a), prompting rival Article 227 petitions by both sides. Counsel jointly informed the Court of an amicable settlement: vacant possession had already been surrendered to the landlord on 09.07.2025, and a fresh eviction petition under Section 14(1)(a) (ARC 4/2022) had been disposed of on recorded statements. Both petitions were accordingly 'disposed of as not pressed' in terms of the settlement, and pending applications were disposed of in the same terms. No ruling on the merits of the eviction grounds; no precedent engaged.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CM(M) 429/2022 & CM APPL. 22209/2022 & CM APPL. 59953/2024 & CM APPL. 66041/2024

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M/S KARAN AND CO .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Rajiv Dewan, Adv.

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versus

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S K GUPTA .....Respondent Through: Mr. C.P. Vig, Adv.

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- CM(M) 456/2022& CM APPL. 59954/2024 S. K. GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. C.P. Vig, Adv.

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versus

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M/S KARAN AND CO. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajiv Dewan, Adv.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

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O R D E R % 20.08.2025

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These are two connected petitions.

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Landlord i.e. Sh. S.K. Gupta had filed eviction petition on three different grounds i.e. Sections 14(1)(a), 14(1)(d) & 14(1)(h) of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958.

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Learned Rent Controller had passed the eviction order on all the three grounds but when the appeal was filed by the tenant before the learned Rent Control Tribunal, the eviction order, so far as it related to Sections 14(1)(d) and 14(1)(h), was set aside but the eviction order passed on the ground of

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CM(M) 429/2022

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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 23/08/2025 at 11:55:41

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non-payment of rent i.e. Section 14(1)(a) of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 was maintained.

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Feeling aggrieved by the aforesaid order, both the sides i.e. the landlord and tenant, filed separate petitions under Article 227 of Constitution of India. 5. It has now been informed by learned counsel for both the parties that matter has been amicably settled between them.

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It is also divulged that, later on, the petitioner/landlord filed another petition under Section 14(1)(a) of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 which was registered as ARC 4/2022 and during pendency of the abovesaid petition, the parties have amicably resolved the matter and peaceful and vacant possession of the tenanted premises has been already handed over to the landlord on 09.07.2025. On the basis of the statements recorded with respect to the abovesaid aspect, the subsequently filed eviction petition, has also been disposed of.

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The same position has been reiterated by learned counsel for the parties and they submit that in view of amicable settlement, neither the landlord nor the tenant is interested in pursuing with their present respective petitions and submit that these may be disposed of accordingly in terms of the settlement between the parties.

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Resultantly, both these petitions are disposed of as not pressed, in terms of settlement between the parties.

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Pending applications also stand disposed of in aforesaid terms.

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MANOJ JAIN, J

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AUGUST 20, 2025/ck/pb

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CM(M) 429/2022

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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 23/08/2025 at 11:55:41

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