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CHAPTER VII Miscellaneous

Section 37: Remittance of penalty or fine recovered under the Act into consolidated fund of the State

The Jammu and Kashmir (Residential and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012 (repealed)

Repealed in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir from 15 February 2026 by section 47(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025 (Act No. IV of 2025), which reads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and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012 which is in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, is hereby repealed", with pending cases saved by section 47(2).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Kept for reference only: the Act was repealed from 15 February 2026 by the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025, and applies now only to cases pending at that date under section 47(2) of that Act.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 amount recovered in the form of penalty or fine under sub-section (3) of section 20 and sub-section (6) of section 32 of the Act shall be remitted to 1[Consolidated Fund of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir].

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Substituted ibid for “Consilidated Fund of the State”.