Where in any proceedings for termination of tenancy by the landlord on any ground, the tenant contests the claim for eviction, the landlord may, at any stage of proceedings, apply to the Rent Controller to direct the tenant to pay to the landlord rent payable under section 8 and the Rent Controller may order the tenant to make such payment regularly to the landlord by tenth of every month and all other charges due from the tenant along with penal charges, if any, due to delay in payment of the same.
CHAPTER V Termination of Tenancy by the Landlord or Tenant
Section 28: Payment of rent during eviction proceedings
The Jammu and Kashmir (Residential and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012 (repealed)
Repealed in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir from 15 February 2026 by section 47(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025 (Act No. IV of 2025), which reads "The Jammu and Kashmir Residential and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012 which is in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, is hereby repealed", with pending cases saved by section 47(2).
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Text as adapted by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020 (S.O. 1229(E), 31 March 2020), as published by India Code for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kept for reference only: the Act was repealed from 15 February 2026 by the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025, and applies now only to cases pending at that date under section 47(2) of that Act.