law: Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 
  33. Jurisdiction of courts. 
  (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in, any
  
  law for the time being in force, but subject to the provisions of Chapter VIII,
  
  and notwithstanding that by reason of the amount of the claim or for any other
  
  reason, the suit or proceeding would not, but for this provision, be 
  
  within its jurisdictions,-
  (a) in Brihan Mumbai,
  
  the Court of Small Causes, Mumbai,
  (b) in any area for which
  
  a Court of Small Causes is established under the Provincial Small Causes Courts
  
  Act, 1887, such court, and
  (c) elsewhere, the 
  
  court of the Civil Judge (Junior Division) having jurisdiction in the area in 
  
  which the premises are situate or, if there is no such Civil Judge, the court of 
  
  the Civil Judge (Senior Division) having ordinary jurisdiction, shall have 
  
  jurisdiction to entertain and try any suit or proceeding between a landlord and 
  
  a tenant relating to the recovery of rent or possession of any premises and to 
  
  decide any application made under this Act (other than the applications which 
  
  are to be decided by the State Government or an officer authorized by it or the 
  
  Competent Authority); and subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), no other 
  
  court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any such suit, proceeding, or 
  
  application or to deal with such claim or question
  (2) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in
  
  clause (b) of sub-section (1), the District Court may at any stage withdraw any
  
  such suit, proceeding or application pending in a Court of Small Causes
  
  established for any area under the Provincial Small Causes Courts Act, 1887,
  
  and transfer the same for trial or disposal to the Court of the Civil Judge
  
  (Senior Division) having ordinary jurisdiction in such area;
  (b) where any suit,
  
  proceeding or application has been withdrawn under clause (a), the Court of the
  
  Civil Judge (Senior Division) which thereafter tries such suit proceeding or
  
  application, as the case may be, may either re-try it or proceed from the stage
  
  at which it was withdrawn;
  (c) The Court of the
  
  Civil Judge trying any suit, proceeding or application withdrawn under clause
  
  (a) from the Court of Small Causes, shall, for purposes of such suit,
  
  proceeding or application, as the case may be, be  deemed to be the Court
  
  of Small Causes.