law: Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 
  14. Protection of tenant against eviction. -
  (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
  
  contained in any other law or contract, no order or decree for the recovery of possession
  
  of any premises shall be made by and court or Controller in favor of the
  
  landlord against a tenat :
  Provided that the Controller may, on an
  
  application made to him in the prescribed manner, make an order for the
  
  recovery of possession of the premises on one or more of the following grounds
  
  only, namely:-
  (a) That the tenant
  
  has neither paid nor tendered the whole of the arrears of the rent legally
  
  recoverable from him within two months of the date on which a landlord in the
  
  manner provided in section 106 of the Transfers of Property Act, 1882 (4 of
  
  1882);
  (b) That the tenant
  
  has, on or after the 9th day of June, 1952, sublet, assigned or otherwise
  
  without obtaining the consent in writing of the landlord;
  (c) That the tenant
  
  has used the premises for purpose other than that for which they were let-
  ( i )
  
  If the premises have been let on or after the 9th day of June, 1952, without
  
  obtaining the consent in writing of the landlord; or
  (ii) If the premises
  
  have been let before the said date without obtaining his consent;
  (d) That the premises
  
  were let for use as a residence and neither the tenant nor any member of his
  
  family has been residing therein for a period of six months immediately before
  
  the date of the filing of the application for the recovery of possession
  
  thereof;
  (e) That the premises
  
  let for residential purpose are required bona fide by the landlord for
  
  occupation as a residence for himself or for any member of his family dependent
  
  on him, if he is the owner thereof, or for any person for whose benefit the
  
  premises are held and the landlord or such person has no other reasonably
  
  suitable residential accommodation;
  Explanation.- For the purpose of
  
  this clause, "premises let for residential purpose" include any
  
  premises which having been let for use as a residence are, without the consent
  
  of the landlord, used incidentally for commercial or other purposes;
  (f) That the premises 
  
  have become unsafe or unfit for human habitation and are required bona fide by 
  
  the landlord for carrying out repairs which cannot be carried out without the 
  
  premises being vacated
  (g) That the premises
  
  are required bona fide by the landlord for the purpose building or re-building
  
  or making thereto any substantial additions or alterations and that such
  
  building or re-building or addition or alteration cannot be carried out without
  
  the premises being vacated;
  (h) That the tenant
  
  has, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, (Note: The word
  
  "built" omitted by Act 57 of 1988, sec.8 ( w.e.f .
  
  1-12-1988)) acquired vacant possession of, or been allotted, a residence;
  [( hh )
  
  (Note: Ins. by Act 57 of 1988, sec.8 ( w.e.f .
  
  1-12-1988)) That the tenant has, after the commencement of the Delhi Rent Control
  
  (Amendment) Act, 1988, built a residence and ten years have elapsed
  
  there-after;]
  ( i )
  
  That the premises were let to the tenant for use as a residence by reason of
  
  his being in the service or employment of the landlord, and that the tenant has
  
  ceased, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, to be in such
  
  service or employment;
  (j) That the tenant
  
  has, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, caused or permitted
  
  to be caused substantial damage to the premises;
  (k) That the tenant
  
  has, notwithstanding previous notice, used or dealt with the premises in a
  
  manner contrary to any condition imposed on the landlord by the Government or
  
  the Delhi Development Authority or the Municipal Corporation of Delhi while
  
  giving him a lease of the land on which the premises are situate;
  ( i )
  
  That the landlord requires the premises in order to carry out any building work
  
  at the instance of the Government or the Delhi Development Authority or the
  
  Municipal Corporation of   Delhi in pursuance of any
  
  improvement scheme or development scheme and that such building work cannot be
  
  carried out without the premises being vacated.
  (2) No order for the
  
  recovery of possession of any premises shall be made on the ground specified in
  
  clause (a) of the proviso to sub-section (1) if the tenant makes payment or
  
  deposit as required by section 15:
  Provided that no tenant shall
  
  be entitled to the benefit under this sub-section, if, having obtained such
  
  benefit once in respect of any premises, he again makes a default in the
  
  payment of rent of those premises for three consecutive months.
  (3) No order for the
  
  recovery of possession in any proceeding under sub-section (1) shall be binding
  
  on any sub-tenant referred to in section 17 who has given notice of his sub-tenancy
  
  to the landlord under the provisions of that section, unless the sub-tenant is
  
  made a party to the proceeding and the order for eviction is made binding on
  
  him.
  (4) For the purpose of
  
  clause (b) of the proviso to sub-section (1), any premises which have been let
  
  for being used for the purpose of business or profession shall be deemed to
  
  have been sub-let by the tenant, if the Controller is satisfied that the tenant
  
  without obtaining the consent in writing of the landlord has, after the 16th
  
  day of August, 1958, allowed any person is a partner of the tenant in the
  
  business or profession but really for the purpose of sub-letting such premises
  
  to the person.
  (5) No application for
  
  the recovery of possession of any premises shall lie under sub-section (1) on
  
  the ground specified in clause (c ) of the proviso thereto, unless the landlord
  
  has given to the tenant a notice in the prescribed manner requiring him to stop
  
  the misuse of the premises and the tenant has refused or failed to comply with
  
  such requirement within one month of the date of service of the notice; and no
  
  order for eviction against the tenant shall be made in such a case, unless the
  
  Controller is satisfied that the misuse of the premises is of such a nature
  
  that it is a public nuisance or that it causes damage to the premises or is
  
  otherwise detrimental to the interest of the landlord.
  (6) Where a landlord
  
  has acquired any premises by transfer, no application for the recovery of
  
  possession of such premises shall lie under sub-section (1), on the ground
  
  specified in clause (e) of the proviso thereto, unless a period of five years
  
  have elapsed from the date of the acquisition.
  (7) Where an order for
  
  the recovery of possession of any premises is made on the ground specified in
  
  clause(c) of the proviso to sub-section (1), the landlord shall not be entitled
  
  to obtain possession thereof before the expiration of a period of six months
  
  from the date of the order.
  (8) No order for the
  
  recovery or possession of any premises shall be made on the ground specified in
  
  clause (g) of the proviso to sub-section (1), unless the Controller is
  
  satisfied that the proposed reconstruction will not radically after the purpose
  
  for which the premises were let or such ramidically 
  
  alteration is in the public interest, and that the plans and estimates of such
  
  reconstruction have been properly prepared and that necessary fund for the
  
  purpose are available with the landlord.
  (9) No order for the recovery
  
  of possession of any premises shall be made on the ground specified in clause
  
  (I) of the proviso to sub-section (1), if the Controller is of opinion that
  
  there is any bona fide dispute as to whether the tenant has ceased to be in the
  
  service or employment of the landlord.
  (10) No order for the
  
  recovery of possession of any premises shall be made on the ground specified in
  
  clause, ( i ) of the proviso to sub-second (1) if the 
  
  tenant, within such time as may be specified in this behalf by the Controller, 
  
  carries out repairs to the damage caused to the satisfaction of the Controller 
  
  or pays to the landlord such amount by way of compensation as the Controller may 
  
  direct
  (11) No order for the
  
  recovery of possession of any premises shall be made on the ground specified in
  
  clause (k) of the proviso of sub-section (1), if the tenant, within such time
  
  as may be specified in this behalf by the Controller, complies with the
  
  condition imposed on the landlord by any of the authorities referred to in that
  
  clause or pays to that authority such amount by way of compensation as the
  
  Controller may direct.