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SANDEEP V. MARNE
Britannia Industries Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Maya Sunil Alagh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. standard rent determination process outlined. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. background facts of tenancy and issues presented. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. arguments regarding jurisdiction of small causes court. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. judicial emphasis on balance between tenant protection and landlord rights. (Para 38 , 40) |
| 5. discussion on legislative intent behind rent control act. (Para 39) |
| 6. legislative history and its relevance to standard rent determination. (Para 41 , 42) |
| 7. historical context of rent control legislation in maharashtra. (Para 44 , 45) |
| 8. court acknowledges the ability to address disputes over standard rent despite legislative omission post-1987. (Para 82 , 117) |
| 9. final decision on standard rent affirmed with clear direction. (Para 103 , 107) |
JUDGMENT :
(SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.)
A. INTRODUCTION
1) India’s biscuit giant Britania(Britannia Industries Ltd., Revision Applicant in both Revision Petitions), is piqued by fixation of standard rent of a swanky apartment in IL Pallazo building located at upmarket area of Malabar Hill in Mumbai City at Rs. 805, when, according to Britania, the apartment can easily fetch monthly market rent of at least Rs. 6,00,000/-. Britania is
The Maharashtra Rent Control Act does not allow fixation of standard rent for premises let after October 1, 1987; hence disputes in these instances are adjudicated based on Section 8's provisions all....
The court reaffirmed that a landlord's contractual rent rate is valid unless proven excessive, emphasizing the ineffectiveness of arbitrary rent reductions in commercial leases under the Bombay Rent ....
The court upheld that standard rent, defined by agreed terms, must guide rateable value assessments and cannot exceed set limits until judicial review occurs.
The power to direct the tenant to deposit or pay rent can be exercised only in a suit for recovery of rent between the landlord and the tenant.
While making fixation rent of a building procedure prescribed has to be followed.
The court established that once eviction proceedings are dismissed, landlords can claim contractual rents despite interim rates being set.
when a suit is filed for eviction of a tenant for being a defaulter in payment of rent, can the tenant thereafter file an application for fixation of rent.
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