Sanjay Mehndiratta @ Sanjeev Kumar Vs Poonam — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sanjay Mehndiratta @ Sanjeev Kumar Vs Poonam — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petition dismissed as withdrawn and disposed of; leave to withdraw granted on the petitioner's undertaking to vacate the subject shop on or before 30.06.2026 and clear statutory charges including water and electricity charges; respondent's counsel did not press for payment of user and occupation charges; pending application(s) disposed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned judgment/order dated 20.12.2025 of the Additional Rent Controller in Eviction Petition RC ARC 78/2021 ought to be set aside/quashed and the petitioner's Leave to Defend application allowed (as framed from the petitioner's prayers; never adjudicated, as the petition was withdrawn at hearing).

Ratio / Principle

On the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions of the petitioner present in Court, that the petitioner would vacate the subject shop on or before 30.06.2026 and clear all statutory charges including water and electricity charges, and on counsel seeking leave to withdraw the petition, leave to withdraw was granted.

Key takeaways

The petitioner shall abide by the undertaking given by him before the Court.ratio¶19
Pending application(s), if any, also stood disposed of with the petition.ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Amit Sharma, J.; order dated 15.05.2026), RC.REV. 102/2026 & CM APPL. 20329/2026: Revision petition under Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 filed by tenant Sanjay Mehndiratta @ Sanjeev Kumar seeking the records of, and setting aside/quashing of, the order dated 20.12.2025 passed by Ms. Alka Singh, Additional Rent Controller, West District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in Eviction Petition RC ARC 78/2021 ('Smt. Poonam vs. Sh. Sanjay Mehndiratta'), and allowance of his Leave to Defend application. At hearing, petitioner's counsel, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner would vacate the subject shop on or before 30.06.2026 and clear all statutory charges, including water and electricity charges, and sought leave to withdraw the petition; respondent's counsel did not press for payment of user and occupation charges. Leave to withdraw was granted; the petition was dismissed as withdrawn and disposed of; the petitioner was directed to abide by his undertaking; pending application(s) were disposed of. No substantive adjudication of the challenge to the eviction order took place.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- RC.REV. 102/2026 & CM APPL. 20329/2026

SANJAY MEHNDIRATTA @ SANJEEV KUMAR.....Petitioner Through: Ms. Jyoti Dwivedi, Adv. with petitioner in person.

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POONAM .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nitin Sharma, Ms. Charu Nagpal, Mr. Ankit Swami Kashyap, Advs.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R % 15.05.2026

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

The present petition under Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, seeks the following prayers: -

“A. Call for records of Eviction Petition bearing no. RC ARC 78/2021, titled as "Smt. Poonam vs. Sh. Sanjay Mehndiratta", decided by court of Ms. Alka Singh, Additional Rent Controller, West District, Tis Hazari Comts, Delhi and/or,

B. Allow the present Revision Petition and set aside/ quash the impugned judgment/ order dated 20.12.2025 passed by the Hon'ble Court of Ms. Alka Singh, Additional Rent Controller, West District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in Eviction Petition bearing no. RC ARC 78/2021, titled as Smt. Poonam vs. Sh. Sanjay Mehndiratta", and allow the Leave to Defend application filed by the Petitioner; and/or,

C. Pass such other/further order (s), as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

This is a digitally signed order. 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 18/05/2026 at 12:08:07

Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions of the latter, who is present in Court today, submits that the latter shall vacate the subject shop on or before 30.06.2026, and he shall also clear all the statutory charges, including water and electricity charges. In view of the same, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present petition.

In view thereof, learned counsel for the respondent does not press for payment of user and occupation charges.

Leave granted.

The present petition is dismissed as withdrawn and disposed of accordingly.

The petitioner shall abide by his undertaking given before this Court.

Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.

Order be uploaded on the website of this Court, forthwith.

AMIT SHARMA, J

MAY 15, 2026 / nk

This is a digitally signed order.

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 18/05/2026 at 12:08:07