Government Allottee Becomes Deemed Tenant Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act Only Upon Legal Possession of Requisitioned Premises: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court, while deciding Writ Petition No. 3650 of 1988, has ruled that a Government allottee who does not hold legal occupation or possession of a requisitioned property as of 7 December 1996 cannot be considered a 'deemed tenant' under Section 27 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. Background of the case The case concerned a property dispute involving petitioner Cyril Ribeiro, whose late father owned a…