
Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 12(3) Bombay Rent Control Act | Timely Deposit of Arrears Before First Hearing Bars Eviction : Bombay HC Aurangabad Bench
Bombay HC Aurangabad Bench rules that a tenant’s deposit of rent arrears before the first hearing under Section 12(3) of the Bombay Rent Control Act defeats eviction on grounds of default. The ruling reinforces tenant protections by mandating strict compliance with statutory deposit timelines to avoid eviction.