Shri Ashok M. Vernekar vs Shri Shantaram M. Bhat

ik-108428897 Bombay High Court 5 December 2024 • WRIT PETITION NO. 6858 OF 1998 • 19 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (7)

Akshada Jagdale Counsel Petitioner Aparna Kalathil Counsel Respondent Jugal Chhed Counsel Petitioner Nitin Thakkar Counsel Respondent P. G. Lad Counsel Respondent Rahul Mestry Counsel Petitioner Shailendra S. Kanetkar Counsel Petitioner

Parties (5)

Ashok Mohanshankar Vernekar Petitioner Jyotsna Ashok Vernekar Petitioner Nootan Shantaram Bhat Respondent Shantaram M. Bhat Respondent Tanmay Ashok Vernekar Petitioner

Case Significance

Shri Ashok M. Vernekar vs Shri Shantaram M. Bhat is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 5, 2024 (citation: ik-108428897). Writ petition by a landlord challenging the Appellate Bench of the Small Causes Court's order that fixed the standard rent of a Chembur property at Rs 1,000/month (reducing it from the contractual rent of Rs 2,000/month) under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act. The property (3017 sq. yards) was leased in 1962. The Court allowed the petition, set aside the appellate order, confirmed the trial court's rejection of the tenant's standard rent application, and directed the tenant to pay the differe The case was heard by Justice Sandeep V. Marne.

Summary

Writ petition by a landlord challenging the Appellate Bench of the Small Causes Court's order that fixed the standard rent of a Chembur property at Rs 1,000/month (reducing it from the contractual rent of Rs 2,000/month) under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act. The property (3017 sq. yards) was leased in 1962. The Court allowed the petition, set aside the appellate order, confirmed the trial court's rejection of the tenant's standard rent application, and directed the tenant to pay the differential rent with 8% simple interest.

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