law: Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 
  10. Rent in excess of standard rent illegal. 
  (1) Save as otherwise provided in section 6,
  
  it shall not be lawful to claim or receive on account of rent, for any premises
  
  any increases above the standard rent and the permitted increases, unless the
  
  landlord was, before the coming into operation of this Act, entitled to recover
  
  such increase by virtue of, or under, the provisions of any of the repealed
  
  Acts or is entitled to recover such increase under the provisions of this Act;
  (2) Any contravention of provisions of
  
  sub-section (1) shall be an offence punishable, on conviction, with
  
  imprisonment not exceeding three months or fine not exceeding rupees five
  
  thousand or with both.