Section 3Z: Protection, relocation and rehabilitation of protected occupiers.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, on and after the commencement of the [Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) (Amendment) Act, 2014 (Mah. IX of 2014)], no protected occupier shall, save as provided in sub-section (2), be evicted, from his dwelling structure.

(2) When, in the opinion of the State Government, it is necessary in the larger public interest, to evict the protected occupiers from the dwelling structures occupied by them, the State Government may, subject to the condition of relocating and rehabilitating them in accordance with the scheme or schemes prepared by the State Government in this behalf, evict them from such dwelling structures :

Provided that, if any of the protected occupiers does not comply with the terms and conditions of the scheme for relocation and rehabilitation, such occupier shall forfeit the claim for such relocation and rehabilitation and shall become liable for eviction without being relocated and rehabilitated.