The Rent Authority shall have all the powers as are vested in a Rent Court under this Act in respect of any proceedings initiated under sections 4, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19 or section 20 and the procedure as laid down in sections 35 and 36 shall apply in such proceedings.
CHAPTER VI RENT AUTHORITIES, THEIR POWERS AND APPEALS
Section 31: Power and procedure of Rent Authority
The Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025
How current this text is
Text as enacted, published in the Jammu and Kashmir Official Gazette (Extraordinary) of 1 November 2025 and made available by India Code; no amending Act has been found.
The Act came into force on 15 February 2026, the date appointed under section 1(3) by S.O. 31 of 9 February 2026 of the Housing and Urban Development Department.
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1. Section 31 of the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025 gives the Rent Authority all the powers of a Rent Court in proceedings initiated under certain sections. Which of the following are among those sections? 1. Section 10 (determination of revised rent in case of dispute) 2. Section 20 (withholding of essential supply or service) 3. Section 22 (eviction on the death of the landlord) Select the correct answer: