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H Patel says :
Please Advice! help Sir, I have posted a query titled as "Seeking advice on rent case". I will be thankful to you for giving your valuable advice on this. Regards H Patel

Vikas Sharma says : Property Dispute
Gud Nun Sir, In connection with a civil dispute, Kindly enlighten to the following queries:- 1. A Power of Attorney holder sells the property, accepts money in his own account and do not pays to the Principal. What is validity of such sale. 2. Property was purchased by brothers in the name of their mother, in around 1970-75. Father died around 80's. Do the daughter / sister of said brothers, have the inheritance right in light of the supreme courts judgement. 3. In case of disabled persons, whether the court fee is exempted in cvil suits? Is there any limit of disability for exemption. 4. Where property has been sold in considerable under valued amount, what other recourse can the Principal of POA can opt for. Thanks in advance.

vivek anand says : GPF payment
my father is retired PCS officer in uttar pradesh..he retired in 2012 he lost his GPF passbook .so we had to go every district where he was posted to get the passbook completed.it was approximately 15 district.we went to every district got the passbook completed and submitted the xerox copy as per rules .now the AG office has put some objection and directed to go to every district again and get the errors rectified.the errors were that there were some vouchers number missing and there was no vaarshik lekhabandi done in every district..now the problem is that my father health is not good ..he is diabetic and has got rheumatoid arthritis .and going to every district and asking the treasury officer to take out the old record is very tedious job as it has been seen ..so plz help what should we do

Prakash Epilli says : Property
Hello, We live in Kurla since last 25 years under the pagdi system. We were paying a monthly rent of 100 rs till last year. Since july 2015 he has stopped accepting the rent stating that he need increased rent @ 9% p.a (5% as per Bombay Rent Act 1987 and 4% as per Rent Control Act 1999) with effect from 2000. Along with the rent he has also demanded the municipal Taxes that he has paid since 1991 till 2016. I would like to know what does the law say. Should i pay @ 9% or @ 4% as per my lawyer.Also I will be greatful to you if you help me understand section 7(14)(a) and (b)(ii) of MRCAct 1999 in which it has been mentioned that 5% increase on the standard rent is allowed. I want to know whether landlord can club this 5% and 4% ( according to Sec 11 of MRC act 1999) and demand an 9% annual increase in the rent. Please help me in this regards to understand the law.Kindly help sir

Prakash Epilli says : Property
Hello, We live in Kurla since last 25 years under the pagdi system. We were paying a monthly rent of 100 rs till last year. Since july 2015 he has stopped accepting the rent stating that he need increased rent @ 9% p.a (5% as per Bombay Rent Act 1987 and 4% as per Rent Control Act 1999) with effect from 2000. Along with the rent he has also demanded the municipal Taxes that he has paid since 1991 till 2016. I would like to know what does the law say. Should i pay @ 9% or @ 4% as per my lawyer.Also I will be greatful to you if you help me understand section 7(14)(a) and (b)(ii) of MRCAct 1999 in which it has been mentioned that 5% increase on the standard rent is allowed. I want to know whether landlord can club this 5% and 4% ( according to Sec 11 of MRC act 1999) and demand an 9% annual increase in the rent. Please help me in this regards to understand the law.Kindly help sir