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CHAPTER VII PROVISIONS REGARDING JURISDICTION OF COURTS, SUITS, APPEALS, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Section 38: Time limit for disposal of suits, proceedings or appeals

The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Maharashtra, as on 7 March 2025; its footnotes record later changes to other Acts it cites, the latest being Mah. 24 of 2012.

A Maharashtra Rent Control (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (L. A. Bill No. LXXXII of 2025) was introduced in 2025; as of October 2026 no official record shows it passed or published as an Act, so it is not reflected in this text.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force—

(a) a suit or proceeding under this Act shall be heard and disposed of as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made to dispose of the case, as far as may be practicable, within a period of twelve months from the date of service of summons, or as the case may be, notice on the defendant;

(b) an appeal against the decree or order made by the Court, shall be heard and disposed of as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made to dispose of the appeal, as far as may be practicable, within a period of six months from the date of service of notice of appeal on the Respondent.

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