https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297210 Under Section 12(3)(a) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, a tenant can claim protection against eviction only if the dispute about standard rent or permitted increases is genuine and bona fide. The provision was read in the context of the Act's scheme, including Sections 11 and 11A, so that false, frivolous, or mala fide objections cannot defeat the landlord's statutory right where arrears exceed six months and no real dispute exists. The restrictive construction preserves the staged protection built into the rent control framework. en-us Mon, 24 Sep 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:35:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297210 Under Section 12(3)(a) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, a tenant can claim protection against eviction only if the dispute about standard rent or permitted increases is genuine and bona fide. The provision was read in the context of the Act's scheme, including Sections 11 and 11A, so that false, frivolous, or mala fide objections cannot defeat the landlord's statutory right where arrears exceed six months and no real dispute exists. The restrictive construction preserves the staged protection built into the rent control framework. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Sep 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297210