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  1. Question 1 · Rajasthan Local Laws Practice Set 1

    According to the Explanation to Section 20 of the Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001, the filing of an appeal against an order issuing a certificate for recovery of possession:

    1. A. Automatically suspends the tenant's liability to pay mesne profits until the appeal ends
    2. B. Converts the liability for mesne profits into arrears of rent at the agreed rate
    3. C. Makes mesne profits payable only from the date of the appellate decision
    4. D. Does not save the tenant from mesne profits unless specifically ordered otherwise
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    D. Does not save the tenant from mesne profits unless specifically ordered otherwise

    The Explanation to Section 20 provides that an appeal or other proceeding does not save the tenant from liability for mesne profits unless the Appellate Rent Tribunal or the court hearing the challenge specifically orders otherwise. If the certificate is upheld, mesne profits run from the date it was first issued.

  2. Question 2 · Rajasthan Local Laws Practice Set 1

    Under Section 10(1)(iii) of the Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001, the widow of a deceased landlord may recover immediate possession of residential premises if she files a petition within what period from the date of death of her husband?

    1. A. Six months
    2. B. One year
    3. C. Two years
    4. D. Three years
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    B. One year

    Section 10(1)(iii) entitles the widow of a landlord to immediate possession of the residential premises if her petition is filed within one year from the date of death of her husband.

  3. Question 3 · Rajasthan Local Laws Practice Set 1

    Under the second proviso to Section 9(a) of the Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001, a petition on the ground of default cannot be filed unless the tenant has failed to pay the arrears demanded by the landlord's registered notice within what period from service of the notice?

    1. A. Thirty days
    2. B. Forty-five days
    3. C. Sixty days
    4. D. Fifteen days
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    A. Thirty days

    The second proviso to Section 9(a) requires the landlord to give notice by registered post, acknowledgment due, demanding arrears, and the tenant must have failed to pay them within thirty days from the date of service of the notice.

  4. Question 4 · Rajasthan Local Laws Practice Set 1

    L obtained an order of eviction against T under Section 9(i) of the Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 on the ground of his reasonable and bona fide requirement. One year after recovering possession, L let the same premises to Z. What remedy does T have under the Act?

    1. A. Only a civil suit for damages against L for breach of the order
    2. B. A petition before the Rent Tribunal for restoration of possession
    3. C. An appeal to the Appellate Rent Tribunal against the original order
    4. D. A complaint to the Rent Authority for cancellation of Z's agreement
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    B. A petition before the Rent Tribunal for restoration of possession

    The proviso to Section 9(i) prohibits the landlord from letting the premises to any other person within three years, and if he does so the tenant is entitled to restoration of possession on a petition before the Rent Tribunal, with the Section 16 procedure applying mutatis mutandis.

  5. Question 5 · Rajasthan Local Laws Practice Set 1

    T, a tenant, was dispossessed by his landlord without his consent and without any process of law on 1 March while T was out of town. T came to know of the dispossession on 20 March and filed a petition before the Rent Tribunal under Section 11 of the Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 on 10 April of the same year. Is the petition within time?

    1. A. Yes, as thirty days run from the date of knowledge
    2. B. No, as the tenant's only remedy is a civil suit
    3. C. No, as thirty days run from the date of dispossession
    4. D. Yes, as no time limit applies to such petitions
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    A. Yes, as thirty days run from the date of knowledge

    Section 11 allows an illegally dispossessed tenant to petition the Rent Tribunal for restoration within thirty days from the date of knowledge of the dispossession. From 20 March to 10 April is within thirty days.