1. Heard.

2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of the learned counsel for the rival parties.

3. By this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged order dated 24/02/2021, passed by the Court of Small Causes, Nagpur, on an application filed on behalf of the respondent (landlord) for fixation of interim fair/standard rent of the tenanted premises. The said application has been partly allowed and the petitioner (tenant) has been directed to pay interim fair/standard rent of the suit plot at Rs.15,000/- per month from the date of filing of the application.

4. The respondent filed an application under Section 8 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (in short "Act of 1999") for fixation of fair/standard rent. During the pendency of the said application, the respondent filed the aforesaid application for fixation of interim fair/standard rent for the tenanted premises. The application stood partly allowed, as noted above.

5 The petitioner being aggrieved by the said order filed the present writ petition, wherein