Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999
19. Recovery of possession for demolishing
building.
(1) Where a decree for eviction has been
passed by the court on the ground specified in clause (i) or (j) of sub-section
(1) of section 16, and the work of demolishing the premises has not been
commenced by the landlord within the period specified in sub-clause (iv) of
clause (d) of sub-section (6) of the said section, the tenant may give the
landlord a notice of his intention to occupy the premises from which he has
been evicted and if the landlord does not forthwith deliver to him the vacant
possession of the premises on the same terms and conditions on which he
occupied them immediately before the eviction, the tenant may make an application
to the court within six weeks from the date on which he delivered vacant
possession of the premises to the landlord.
(2) If the court is satisfied that the
landlord has not substantially commenced the work of demolishing the premises
within the period of one month in accordance with his undertaking, the court
shall order the landlord to deliver to the tenant vacant possession of the
premises on the terms and conditions on which he occupied them immediately
before the eviction. On such order being made, the landlord shall forthwith
deliver vacant possession of the premises to the tenant. Such order shall be
deemed to be an order within the meaning of clause (14) of section 2 of the
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
(3) Any landlord who recovers possession on
the ground specified in clause (i) or (j) of sub-section (1) of section 16 and
fails to carry out any undertaking referred to in sub-clause (i), (ii), (iii),
(iv) or (v) of clause (d) of sub-section (6) of the said section without any
reasonable excuse or fails to comply with the order of the court under
sub-section (1) shall, without prejudice to his liability in execution to the
order under sub-section (2), on conviction. be punishable with imprisonment for
a term which may extend to thirty days or with fine which may extend to five
thousand rupees or with both.