CHAPTER VI Powers and Procedure of Rent Controllers and Appellate Rent Tribunal

Section 29: Rent Controllers

The Jammu and Kashmir (Residential and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012 (repealed)

Repealed in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir from 15 February 2026 by section 47(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025 (Act No. IV of 2025), which reads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and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012 which is in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, is hereby repealed", with pending cases saved by section 47(2).

How current this text is

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Kept for reference only: the Act was repealed from 15 February 2026 by the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025, and applies now only to cases pending at that date under section 47(2) of that Act.

The Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, designate as many Rent Controllers as it thinks fit, and define the local limits within which, each Rent Controller shall exercise the powers conferred, upon, or perform the duties assigned, to the Rent Controllers by or under the Act :

Provided that an officer designated as Rent Controller shall not in any case be less than the rank of,––

(i) an Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) in areas falling within the limits of Municipal Corporations ; and

(ii) a Tehsildar in areas falling within the limits of Municipal Councils or Municipal Committees, as the case may be :

Provided further that the Rent Controllers appointed under this section shall be designated from amongst the officers of the Revenue Department on cash neutral basis.