Chapter VIII MISCELLANEOUS

38.

1. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no civil court shall entertain any suit or proceeding in so far as it relates to the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) The jurisdiction of the Rent Tribunal shall be limited to tenancy contract submitted to it as per Schedule I and the question of title and ownership of premises shall be beyond its jurisdiction.

39.

1. (1) The provisions of the Court-fees Act, 1870 (No. 7 of 1870) shall apply in respect of applications or appeals to be presented before the Rent Tribunal or Appellate Rent Tribunal or Rent Controlling Authority, as the case may be.
2. (2) The applications for recovery of possession made to the Rent Tribunal and the memorandum of appeals presented before the Appellate Rent Tribunal shall be treated as suits between the landlord and the tenant for the purposes of computation of court fees.
3. (3) The court fees on the application filed before the Rent Controlling Authority shall be same as of an interlocutory application presented in a civil court.

40. All Members of Rent Tribunals, Appellate Rent Tribunals, and Rent Controlling Authorities appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (No. 45 of 1860).