The High Court of Delhi has set aside an order from a Rent Controller that granted a tenant ‘leave to defend’ in an eviction proceeding. Justice Saurabh Banerjee, in a judgment pronounced on November 11, 2025, held that the tenant had failed to raise any triable issue to rebut the landlord’s case for bona fide
Tenant’s ‘Mere Assertion’ Not Enough to Get Leave to Defend, ‘Heavy Burden’ to Prove Landlord’s Need Isn’t Genuine: Delhi HC Orders Eviction
