Bombay High Court Allows Leave to Contest in Eviction Petition Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 — Competent Authority Cannot Adjudicate Merits at Leave Stage. The court set aside orders declining leave to contest, holding that the authority must only assess whether a prima facie defence exists, not decide its merits.
4 Sep 2017The petitioner, Mr. Vijay S. Machindar, filed a writ petition challenging two orders dated 7th June 2016 and 9th August 2017 passed by the competent a...




