Yes. Painting charges is a scam that is so normalised in metro cities. my landlord deducted 25k for painting charges for 2bhk even though the paint was neat and clean.
Don’t bother yourself. you’re lucky your landlord is even returning some part of ur deposit
My previous landlord took all the money by saying I’m vacating before agreeing so i have to pay rent till the agreement period even if i vacate.