G.O. Ms. No.9, Empowering the IX Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai as Rent Control Appellate Authority and Rent Controller
The Housing and Urban Development (Bud.2) Department issued G.O. Ms. No.9 dated 9 January 2014, conferring Rent Control Appellate Authority powers for Chennai city on the Ninth Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai, under the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960. The order accepts a request from the Registrar General, High Court, Madras, and provides for an amendment notification to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the government order does
The Housing and Urban Development (Bud.2) Department issued G.O. Ms. No.9 dated 9 January 2014. It gives the Ninth Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai, the powers of the Rent Control Appellate Authority for Chennai city under the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960.
The decision followed a request from the Registrar General, High Court, Madras, based on a suggestion from the Chief Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
Background to the change
G.O. (Ms) No. 124, Housing and Urban Development (Bud.2) Department, dated 31 May 2012, had made the following arrangements under the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960:
- Sub Judges in all districts were given powers as Rent Control Appellate Authorities.
- District Munsifs in all districts were given powers as Rent Controllers.
- The Seventh and Eighth Judges, Court of Small Causes, Chennai, were appointed to perform the functions of Rent Controller in Chennai city.
The Registrar General, High Court, Madras, later requested that Rent Control Appeal Cases be transferred from the Seventh and Eighth Courts of Small Causes to the Ninth Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
Key provisions
G.O. Ms. No.9 dated 9 January 2014 provides that:
- The Government of Tamil Nadu accepts the proposal of the Registrar General, High Court, Madras.
- The Ninth Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai, is given appellate authority powers for Chennai city under the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960.
- The accompanying amendment notification is to be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Although the heading also refers to the Ninth Judge as Rent Controller, the operative part of the supplied text expressly confers Rent Control Appellate Authority powers on that judge. It describes the Seventh and Eighth Judges as the Rent Controllers appointed under the earlier government order.
Who may be affected
The allocation is relevant to landlords, tenants, lawyers and other parties involved in rent control appeal cases concerning buildings in Chennai city. It identifies the Ninth Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai, as the appellate authority for those cases.
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Common questions
Which court handles rent control appeals for Chennai under this government order?
G.O. Ms. No.9 dated 9 January 2014 confers Rent Control Appellate Authority powers for Chennai city on the Ninth Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
Why was the Ninth Judge given appellate authority powers?
The Registrar General, High Court, Madras, requested the transfer of Rent Control Appeal Cases from the Seventh and Eighth Courts of Small Causes to the Ninth Court of Small Causes, based on a suggestion from the Chief Judge.
Does the operative text appoint the Ninth Judge as a Rent Controller?
The operative part expressly gives the Ninth Judge appellate authority powers. It states that the Seventh and Eighth Judges had been appointed as Rent Controllers in Chennai under G.O. (Ms) No. 124 dated 31 May 2012.
Will the amendment notification be published officially?
Yes. The Housing and Urban Development (Bud.2) Department directed that the appended notification be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
