Section 12A(3) in The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development (Estate Management, Sale, Transfer and Exchange of Tenements) Regulations, 1981
(3)The amount of deposit or earnest money, if any, paid by a person at the time of assessment survey shall, subject to the deduction of such administrative expenses as may be determined by the Authority, be refunded to him if he has not applied in response to the notice displayed under Regulation 7.