section 21
21. Appeal, review and revision.
The Jammu and Kashmir Houses and Shops Rent Control Act, 1966(1) From a final order of the Controller an appeal shall lie to the District Judge of the district in which the house or shop in respect of which such order is made is situated. (2) Such appeal shall be filed within thirty days of the order of the Controller excluding the day of the order and such time as is requisite for obtaining a certified copy of the order. (3) The procedure for filing the appeal and powers and procedure of the Court in entertaining and hearing the appeals shall be the same as in appeals from orders under the Code of Civil Procedure, Samvat 1977. (4) From an order made in such appeal no further appeal shall lie, but the High Court may revise the order on the ground of error to law or on the ground of material failure of justice. (5) The Controller, the District Judge and the High Court exercising powers of revision under sub-section (4) may exercise powers given to Courts by sections 151 and 152 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Samvat 1977 and may also exercise the power of review given to Courts by Order XL VII of the Code of Civil Procedure, Samvat 1977, subject to conditions, as far as applicable, as laid down in the said order and subject to the law of limitation as laid down in the Jammu and Kashmir Limitation Act, Samvat 1995.
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