Som Dutt Sharma and Ors. v. Munni Lal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CM(M) 858/2025, High Court of Delhi, Manoj Jain, J., decided 06.05.2025. Tenants Som Dutt Sharma and Ors v. Munni Lal and Ors. Challenge to Rent Controller orders dated 12.02.2025 and 25.03.2025 closing RW-1's evidence-in-chief/right to enter witness box for non-appearance over five years and rejecting recall application. Petition allowed: cross-examination directed on 20.05.2025, only one effective opportunity granted, Rs.10,000/- costs to District Legal Services Authority. Related appeal under Section 38 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1995 (amendment of written statement) reserved. Keywords: cross-examination closure, recall application, last opportunity, costs, Rent Controller, CM(M).
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed: RW-1 (Sh. Som Dutt Sharma) directed to appear before the learned Rent Controller on 20.05.2025 for cross-examination (one effective opportunity); costs of Rs.10,000/- imposed on the tenants, payable to the District Legal Services Authority on or before 20.05.2025; pending applications disposed of accordingly.