Section 35 — Appeal to the Rent Tribunal.

35. Appeal to the Rent Tribunal, - (1) From every final order passed by the
Rent Court, an appeal shall lie to the Rent Tribunal, within the local limits,
of whose jurisdiction the premises is situated and such an appeal shall be
filed within a period of thirty days from the date of final order along-with
copy of such final order( including means).

      (2) The Rent Tribunal, upon filing an appeal under sub-section (1)
shall serve notice, (including electronic means) accompanied by copy of
appeal to the respondent and fix a hearing not later than 30 days from the
date of service of notice of appeal on the respondent and the appeal shall be
disposed of within a period of one hundred and twenty days from the date of
service of notice of appeal on the respondent.

       (3) Where the Rent Tribunal considers it necessary in the interest of
arriving at a just and proper decision, it may allow documents at any stage

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of the proceedings in appeal, however, this facility would be available to the
applicants only once during the hearing.
      (4) The Rent Tribunal may in its discretion pass such interlocutory
order during the pendency of the appeal, as it may deem fit.

      (5) (a) While deciding the appeal, the Rent Tribunal after recording
reasons therefor confirm, set aside or modify the order passed by a Rent
Court;

          (b) The decision of the Rent Tribunal shall be final and no further
appeal or revision shall lie against the order.

      (6) On application of any of the parties and after notice to the parties
and after hearing such of them as have desired to be heard, or of its own
motion without such notice, the Rent Tribunal may at any stage transfer
any case from one Rent Court to any other Rent Court for disposal.

       (7) Where any case has been transferred under sub-section (6), the
Rent Court to whom the case has been transferred subject to any special




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direction in the order of transfer, proceed from the stage at which it was
transferred.
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