1. Heading of the Judgment

Case Name: Jyoti Sharma vs. Vishnu Goyal & Anr.
Citation: 2025 INSC 1099
Court: Supreme Court of India
Civil Appeal No.: Civil Appeal No. of 2025 (@ Special Leave Petition (C) No. 29500 of 2024)
Judges: Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice K. Vinod Chandran (Author of the judgment)
Date of Judgment: September 11, 2025

2. Related Laws and Legal Sections

The judgment revolves around and interprets several key areas of law:

• Rent Control Laws: The case is fundamentally a suit for eviction and recovery of rent arrears. The grounds for eviction pleaded were bona fide need of the landlord and default in payment of rent by the tenant.

• Indian Succession Act, 1925: The validity and legal sanctity of a Will (dated 12.05.1999) executed by the original landlord, Ramji Das, were central to establishing the plaintiff's title. The subsequent grant of probate (Probate Case No. 8 of 2013) by the Additional District Judge was a crucial piece of evidence.

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