In Brief
Tenants of a commercial shop resisted eviction proceedings filed in 2009 under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act on bona fide need grounds. Despite losing at all court levels—trial court (2015), district court (2016), High Court (2019), and Supreme Court (October 2019)—the tenants repeatedly filed further petitions and failed to vacate by the ordered deadline of 31 March 2020. The Supreme Court dismissed these final Review Petition-based Special Leave Petitions, finding persistent abuse of process, and directed vacation within one month, warning that non-compliance would invite contempt proceedings and imposing a cost of Rs 50,000.
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