HIROO HIRANAND RAGOOWANSI vs MOHAMMED ARBAAZ AZIZ FAROOQUI — IA/11519/2025

Summary: The Bombay High Court dismissed the petitioner's writ petition challenging eviction orders under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act. The petitioner-licensee, who occupied a flat under a 36-month leave-license agreement (expiring May 31, 2024), claimed he spent ₹50 lakhs on renovations documented in a separate MOU allegedly executed for treatment as additional security deposit. The court held that: (1) the Competent Authority under Section 24 of the MRC Act may only consider the Leave-License Agreement, not separate documents like MOUs; (2) renovation expenditure does not prevent eviction upon license expiry; and (3) the petitioner must vacate and is liable to pay double the license fees (₹2,60,000 monthly) from June 1, 2024 onwards. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.