https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174877 The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 was treated as operating in a different field from the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971: the central Act governs eviction of unauthorised occupants and recovery of rent or damages, while the State Act governs standard rent, permitted increases, and restoration of essential supplies and services. Applying pith and substance, the Court found no repugnancy because fixation of standard rent is not covered by the Public Premises Act. An application by a tenant of public premises for standard rent under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act was therefore maintainable, since the jurisdictional bar under the Public Premises Act did not extend to that remedy. en-us Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174877 The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 was treated as operating in a different field from the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971: the central Act governs eviction of unauthorised occupants and recovery of rent or damages, while the State Act governs standard rent, permitted increases, and restoration of essential supplies and services. Applying pith and substance, the Court found no repugnancy because fixation of standard rent is not covered by the Public Premises Act. An application by a tenant of public premises for standard rent under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act was therefore maintainable, since the jurisdictional bar under the Public Premises Act did not extend to that remedy. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174877