Chapter VI RENT AUTHORITIES, THEIR POWERS AND APPEALS

The District Collector or District Magistrate shall, with the previous approval of the State Government/Union territory Administration, appoint an officer, not below the rank of Deputy Collector, to be the Rent Authority within his jurisdiction.

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.

(1) Any person aggrieved by the order of the Rent Authority may prefer an appeal to the Rent Court having territorial jurisdiction. (2) The appeal under sub-section (1) shall be preferred within a period of thirty days from the date of the order of the Rent Authority.