2024:BHC-AS:25283 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6481 OF 2024 Aruna Pandit & Anr. ....Petitioners V/S Ravindra Dattatraya Kumar ....Respondent _________

Mr. Nirman Sharma a/w Mr. Ansh Kranawat, Mr. Rohan Munj i/b Mr. Jayesh Mistry for the Petitioners.

Mr. Girish R. Agrawal with Mr. Shubham Jangam, Mr. Shubham Jangam, Ms. Naiana Boraste for Respondent.

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CORAM: SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

DATE : 19 JUNE 2024.

P.C.:

1 The challenge in the present Petition is to the order dated 1 April 2024 passed by the Competent Authority rejecting the Application seeking leave to defend. Also challenged is the final eviction order passed by the Competent Authority on 1 April 2024 consequent to rejection of application for leave to defend.

2 I have heard Mr. Sharma, the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners. He raises four principal grounds of challenge to the impugned orders. Firstly, he submits that Petitioner No.1 being real sister of the Respondent, is excluded from the definition of term ‘Licensee’ under section 7(5) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (Rent Act). Secondly, he would further invite my attention to the address disc