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KARNATAKA RENT CONTROL RULES, 1961

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 :- Preliminary Lease of buildings, deposit of rent and

receipt for rent
1. Title
2. Definitions
3. Intimation of vacancy and notification of vacancies
4. Order of priority
5 . Procedure to be followed in issuing direction under proviso to
Section 8(2)
6. Application for allotment
6 A . Procedure regarding deposits of rent under Section 8 and
refund thereof
7. Form of permit for sale or hire of furniture
8. Deposit of rent under Section 19
8A. Period for vacation of residential building in certain cases
9. Deposit of rent under Section 29
1 0 . F o r m of the statement to the competent authority under
Section 38
11. Form of receipt for rent and the manner of its issue
12. Particulars to be furnished under Section 53
CHAPTER 2 :- Procedure in application and appeals under the Act
13. Procedure to be followed by the Controller in applications made
under the Act
14. Procedure in applications made to the Court under the Act
15. Procedure in appeals under Section 12 and Section 41
16. Procedure in appeals under Section 48
CHAPTER 3 :- Inquiries before Competent Authority
17. Commencement of inquiry by the competent authority
18. Register of inquiries
19. Procedure for applications to competent authority
20. Contents of application to competent authority
21. Procedure for fixing fair rates or for revising them or for fixing
the number of lodgers
22. Procedure for certificate against lodgers
23. Manner of recording oral evidence
24. Forms and manner of service of summons
25. Contents of the order of competent authority
26. Copies of the order to be sent to parties
27. Certificate to be sent to the manager
CHAPTER 4 :- Miscellaneous
28. Manner in which intimation, notices and orders under the Act
shall be given or served
28A. Prescribed Authority under Section 31-B
28B. Prescribed Authority under Section 21-A
29. Procedure regarding ex-parte orders
3 0 . Applications for making legal representatives of deceased
persons or parties to proceedings under the Act.
31. Levy of fees in respect of applications, petitions, certificates,
etc., under the Act
32. Inspection of buildings
33. Penalty for contravention of certain Rules 5
34. Adoption of Forms
3 5 . T h e provisions of the Civil Procedure Code to be generally
followed
KARNATAKA RENT CONTROL RULES, 1961
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 59 of the Karnataka
Rent Control Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1961), the
Government of Karnataka hereby makes the following Rules, the
same having been previously published as required by sub-section
(1) of the said Section.
CHAPTER 1
Preliminary Lease of buildings, deposit of rent and receipt for rent

1. Title :-
These Rules may be called the Karnataka Rent Control Rules, 1961.
2. Definitions :-
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) "Act" means the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 ;
(b) "Code" means the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ;
(c) "Form" means a Form appended to these Rules;
(d) "Section" means a Section of the Act.
3. Intimation of vacancy and notification of vacancies :-
(i) The intimation of vacancy of the building to be given by a
landlord under sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Karnataka Rent
Control Act, 1961 shall be in Form I in triplicate.
(ii) Immediately after the receipt pf intimation of vacancy of any
building, the Controller shall specify a date of hearing for
considering the causes, if any, shown by the landlord and other
persons. He shall send a copy of the intimation of vacancy and
report the date to which the case stands posted for selecting the
public authority or person in whose favour an order may be made
under Section 8 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 , to the
State Government or where an Officer has been authorised under
the proviso to sub-section (2) of Section 8 of the Karnataka Rent
Control Act, 1961 , to such Officer and shall notify on the notice
board of his office the particulars of the building given in items 1,
2, 4 and 9 of Form I, and also notify the date to which the case
stands posted and shall keep a copy of the intimation in the office
for the inspection of all [The date of the first hearing of the case
shall also be communicated to the landlord by the controller.]
4. Order of priority :-
(1) Where no direction is issued under the proviso to sub-section
(2) of Section 8 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 , the
Controller shall observe the following order of priority in selecting
the public authority or other person in whose favour an order may
be made under the said Section, namely:-
(A) In case of non-residential buildings.-
(1) The Government of Karnataka;
(2) The Central Government;
(3) Any local authority when such building is required for the use of
such local authority;
(4) A Corporation established by a State Act when the building is
required for the use of such Corporation;
(5) A Corporation established by a Central Act when the building is
required for the use of such Corporation;
(6) A Government Company when the building is required for the
use of such Company;
(8) A public Charitable Institution registered under the Karnataka
Societies Registration Act, 1960, when the building is required for
use of such institution;
(9) A public Religious Institution under the management and
control of the State Government when the building is required for
the use of such institution;
(10) Where the monthly rent of the building.-
(i) exceeds Rs. 500, to any person who has obtained the consent of
the landlord for the lease of the building in his favour;
(ii) is Rs. 500 or less.
(a) a clinic or nursing home, when the building is required for use
as such by a Doctor who does not have a clinic or nursing home;
(b) a general or departmental store, when the building is required
by such store for business in foodgrains, food products, oil, fuel,
textile, stationery and other essential commodities;
(c) a restaurant run by any co-operative society or a person who
does not run such business elsewhere.
(B) In case of residential buildings.-
(1) The Government of Karnataka for providing accommodation to
any Minister, Judge of the High Court or Tribunal, Members of the
Legislature, the Presiding Officers of the Legislature, Deputy
Presiding Officers, Government whips of both the Houses, Members
of any Committee or Board or Corporation or its employees;
(2) Central Government for accommodating the employees of
Central Government;
(3) Any person who vacates the Government residential
accommodation or who has been evicted from Government
Buildings;
(4) Any person who has been served with notice for termination of
tenancy under the proviso to clause (b) of Section 21A of the
Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 ;
(5) Any person who has been ordered to be evicted under clause
(h) of sub-section (1) of Section 21 of the Karnataka Rent Control
Act, 1961 ;
(6) Any other public authority for providing accommodation to its
employees;
(7) Members of the State Legislature or Parliament;
(8) Officers employed under the State Government who are not in
possession of any alternative accommodation;
(9) Officers employed under the Central Government who are not in
possession of any alternative accommodation;
(10) Officers employed under any public authority who are not in
possession of any alternative accommodation;
(11) Honorary Medical Officers employed in Government Hospital in
the area in which building is situate, if they are not in possession of
any alternative accommodation;
12) Part-time Professors or Lecturers employed in Government
Hospitals in the area, if they are not in possession of any
alternative accommodation;
(13) Persons employed in any Bank, who are not in possession of
any alternative accommodation;
Explanation.-In this clause 'Bank' means any Banking Company as
defined in clause (e) of S.5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949,
and includes-
(a) the Reserve Bank of India constituted under Reserve Bank of
India Act, 1934 ;
(b) State Bank of India constituted under the State Bank of India
Act, 1955 ;
(c) a subsidiary Bank as defined in the State Bank of India
(Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959;
(d) a corresponding new Bank constituted under the Banking
Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970;
(14) A member of any Committee, Board or Corporation constituted
by the Government of Karnataka and who are not in possession of
any alternative accommodation (as licensee, tenant, sub-tenant,
mortgagee in possession or owner) and who is required by virtue of
his position as such member, to reside in the area;
(15) Any person employed in Indian Institute of Science, ICAR,
CSIR who is not in possession of any alternative accommodation:
Provided that no person other than a public authority shall be
entitled to priority unless he has registered his name as specified in
sub-rule (3): Provided further that where more othan one person is
eligible under the order of priority, the person who has registered
his name earlier shall be preferred to the person who has registered
his name later: Provided also that no person shall be entitled for
priority in respect of any residential building, the monthly rent of
which is less than ten per cent of his monthly income.
Explanation.-
(1) In computing the income of the applicant, the income of all the
members of the family shall be taken into account.
(2) Any person who is eligible for allotment under sub-rule (1) may
make an application in Form 1-A to the Controller for registering his
name specifying, his address, locality in which accommodation is
required and the rent he is willing to pay.
(3) A fee of Rs. 5 shall be payable in respect of every application
for registration and such fee may be paid in the form of Court-fee
stamp affixed to such application,
(4) On receipt of the application, the Controller shall, if he is
satisfied that the particulars contained in the application are correct
and complete and the applicant is eligible under the Act and these
Rules for allotment, register his name.
(5) If the Controller is not satisfied that the particulars contained in
the application are correct and complete or that the applicant is
eligible for allotment, he shall reject the application.
(6) The Controller shall, if he is satisfied that the person registered
has secured alternative accommodation either by way of allotment
or otherwise, cancel the registration.
(7) The Controller shall cause to be maintained a register in which
the particulars furnished in the application of the person whose
name is ordered to be registered, are entered.
(8) The registration by the Controller shall not dispense with the
taking of an application in Form II as required by sub-rule (5) of
Rule 8, for allotment.]
5. Procedure to be followed in issuing direction under
proviso to Section 8(2) :-
(1) The State Government or the Officer authorised under the
proviso to sub-section (2) of Section 8 of the Karnataka Rent
Control Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to in this Rule as "the
authorised officer"), as the case may be, shall, on receipt of a copy
of the intimation from the Controller under Rule 3, consider the
communications, received on behalf of any Department of the
Government of [Karnataka] or of the Government of India or of any
public authority, and applications received from the officers of the
Government of [Karnataka] or the Government of India, as regards
the need for the building for the Government concerned or other
public authority officer.
(2) Where the building is required for any Government or public
authority, having regard to all the circumstances and the public
interest, the State Government or authorised officer shall determine
the Government or other public authority, to which the building is
required and accordingly issue a direction to the Controller.
(3) If no communication in respect of the building has been
received on behalf of any Department of any Government or other
public authority, the State Government or the authorised officer
shall, having regard to all the circumstances of each officer of the
different Government, including the office held by him and the
essential nature of his official duties, determine the officer for
w h o m in public interest the building is required, and issue a
direction to the Controller, accordingly.
(4) For purposes of determining whether in the public interest a
building is required for the purpose of any Government or other
public authority or the occupation of an officer of any Government,
the [authorised officer] may make a reference to the State
Government and thereupon the State Government shall consider all
the circumstances, and pass orders as regards the Government or
other public authority or officer to whom the house is required in
public interest and the authorised officer shall issue a direction to
the Controller in accordance with the orders of the State
Government.
6. Application for allotment :-
Every application by a person other than a public authority for
allotment of a building for his use or occupation shall be made in
duplicate in Form II.
6A. Procedure regarding deposits of rent under Section 8
and refund thereof :-
(1) The Controller shall acknowledge the receipt of the advance
amount deposited in pursuance of clause (ii) of sub-section (5) of
Section 8 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 and he shall
credit such advance amount to "P.D. Account of the House Rent
Controller" under the minor head "Personal Deposits".
(2) The Controller shall after making an order under sub-section (4)
of Section 8 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 ,-
(a) refund to the unsuccessful applicant the advance amount
deposited by him:
[Provided that if at any time before such order is made, the
application for allotment is withdrawn, in writing by the applicant,
the Controller shall immediately refund such advance amount to
him.]
(b) direct the payment of advance amount deposited by the
successful applicant to the landlord.
(3) The maintenance of cash and other accounts shall be in
accordance with the provisions contained in Chapter XX of the
Kamataka Financial Code.]
7. Form of permit for sale or hire of furniture :-
The permit to be issued under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the
Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 for the sale or hire of furniture in
a house to the tenant of the house shall be in Form III.
8. Deposit of rent under Section 19 :-
(1) The deposit of rent in Court under sub-section (1) or sub-
section (3) of Section 19 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961
by the tenant shall be made either in person or through Postal
Money Order along with an application containing the following
particulars.-
(i) the name and address of the person on whose behalf the money
is tendered;
(ii) the name and address of the landlord to whose credit the
amount is to be placed in deposit, in cases where there is no
bonafide dispute or doubt about the person entitled to receive (he
rent;
(ii) the names and addresses of persons who claim to be entitled to
receive the rent, in cases of bonafide doubt or dispute about the
person entitled to receive the rent;
(iv) the particulars of deposit, namely:-
(a) specification of the premises, in respect of which the deposit is
made;
(b) the period to which the rent relates;
(c) the amount deposited as rent;
(d) the process fee paid;
(v) head of deposit, namely "CIVIL DEPOSIT (Rent)".
(2) The fee for the service of the notice shall be the same as that
fixed for service of summons to a defendant under the Karnataka
Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958, and shall be paid in the
same manner.
(3) The notice referred to in sub-rule (2) shall be in Form IV and
shall be served as far as practicable in the same manner as that
prescribed for service of summons to a defendant under Order V of
the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
(4) In case where the amount is remitted by postal money order,
the money order shall be addressed to the Presiding Officer of the
Court and the particulars referred to in items (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
of sub-rule (1) shall be noted in the money order coupon unless a
separate application is sent by registered post, along with the
money order. When such a separate application is sent, the fact of
its being sent shall be noted in the money order coupon.
(5) For withdrawal of rent deposited under Section 19 of the
Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 , the landlord or person or
persons entitled to receive rent shall file a petition in Form V along
with the notice, if any, received in respect of such deposit.
8A. Period for vacation of residential building in certain
cases :-
Any person who being in occupation or possession of a residential
building as a tenant on allotment by the House Rent Controller
acquires or constructs either in his own name or in the name of any
member of his family a residential building in the same City, Town
or Village, shall vacate the building of which he is such tenant.-
(a) within a period of one year from the date of commencement of
this Rule where the acquisition or construction is on or after the
twentieth day of August, 1976, but before the date of
commencement of [this Rule;] or
(b) within 30 days from the date of acquisition or construction
where such acquisition or construction is on or after the
commencement of [this Rule.]
9. Deposit of rent under Section 29 :-
(1) The time within which a deposit of rent under sub-section (1) of
Section 29 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 , may be made
shall be fifteen days of the last date fixed in the agreement of
tenancy with the landlord for payment of the rent or in the absence
of such agreement fifteen days from the last date of the month
next following that for which the rent is payable.
(2) The procedure for the deposit of rent under Section 29 of the
Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 , the fee for the service of notice
of deposit and the manner of paying the fee shall be, as far as
practicable, the same as those prescribed in Rule 8 for deposits of
rent made under Section 19 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act,
1961 .
(3) Notice of the deposit shall be in Form IV and shall be served on
the landlord in the same manner as that prescribed in sub-rule (3)
of Rule 8.
(4) The conditions subject to which the amount deposited may be
withdrawn by the landlord shall be those as may be fixed by the
Court.
10. Form of the statement to the competent authority under
Section 38 :-
T he statement to be submitted to the competent authority by a
manager of a hotel or an owner of a lodging house under Section
38 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 , shall be in Form VI.
11. Form of receipt for rent and the manner of its issue :-
(1) A receipt to be given under Section 47 of the Karnataka Rent
Control Act, 1961 for the amount of rent received in respect of any
premises shall be in Form VII.
(2) The receipt to be given shall be in duplicate and serially
numbered. The original shall be given to the tenant and the
duplicate retained with the landlord.
12. Particulars to be furnished under Section 53 :-
(1) The particulars to be furnished under Section 53 of the
Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 by a landlord shall be-
(i) those enumerated in items (1) to (13) in Form I under Rule 3;
(ii) if the building is not occupied by the landlord whether it is
occupied by a single tenant or by more than one tenant; and
(iii) in the case of a residential building, the number of persons
occupying the building, the purpose for which the building is used
and the number of employees, if any, working therein.
(2) The particulars to be furnished under Section 53 of the
Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 by a tenant shall be.-
(i) those enumerated in items (1) to (10) and (12) in Form I under
Rule 3;
(ii) if the building is occupied by more than one tenant, the names
of other tenants [known to him] and the portions occupied by each
of them; and
(iii) in the case of a non-residential building, the purpose for which
the building is used and the number of employees, if any, working
therein.
CHAPTER 2
Procedure in application and appeals under the Act

13. Procedure to be followed by the Controller in

applications made under the Act :-
(1) When an application under Part III of the Act is presented to
the Controller, the Controller shall give notice of the same to the
respondent or respondents mentioned in the application, specifying
the date on which the enquiry in respect of the application will be
held. A copy of the application or a substance of the contents of
such application shall be sent along with the notice.
(2) The Controller shall give to the parties a reasonable opportunity
to state their case and shall also make a memorandum of the
substance of
14. Procedure in applications made to the Court under the
Act :-
I n applications made under the Act to the Court, the Court shall
follow, as far as may be and with the necessary modifications, the
procedure applicable to small cause suits prescribed in the Code of
Civil Procedure, 1908, when such suits are tried by Courts invested
with the jurisdiction of a Court of Small Causes under any law
relating to Small Cause Courts in force in any area of the State.
15. Procedure in appeals under Section 12 and Section 41
:-
(1) Every appeal under Section 12 of the Karnataka Rent Control
Act, 1961 or Section 41 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 to
the Deputy Commissioner or the Divisional Commissioner, as the
case may be, shall be preferred in the form of a memorandum
signed by the appellant or his advocate and shall be presented to
the appellate authority or such officer as it appoints. The
memorandum shall set forth concisely and under distinct heads, the
grounds of objection to the order appealed against, without any
argument or narrative and shall be accompanied by a certified copy
of the order appealed against and such number of [x x x x] copies
of the memoraridum of appeal as there are respondents mentioned
in the said memorandum.
(2) The appellate authority shall fix a day for hearing of the appeal
and cause notices of the appeal to be served on the respondent or
respondents mentioned in the memorandum of appeal. A [x x x]
copy of the memorandum of appeal field by the appellant along
with the appeal, shall also be sent with the notice to each
respondent.
(3) On the date fixed for hearing of the appeal or such further date
to which the appeal may be adjourned, the appellate authority,
shall, after hearing the parties or their advocates, pass such orders
on the appeal as it deems fit.
(4) If the appellate authority decides to make further inquiry, it
may take additional evidence or require such evidence to be taken
by the Controller or the competent authority, as the case may be.
16. Procedure in appeals under Section 48 :-
In an appeal under Section 48 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act,
1961 from an order passed by the Controller or the Court, the
District Judge, shall as far as may be and with the necessary
modifications, follow the practice and procedure prescribed for
appeals from original decrees by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
CHAPTER 3
Inquiries before Competent Authority

17. Commencement of inquiry by the competent authority :-

The competent authority may, under Part VI of the Act, either suo
motu or on an application made to him in writing signed by the
person making it, and delivered to the competent authority either
in person or sent to his office address by registered post, make
inquiry for fixing the fair rate under Section 32 of the Karnataka
Rent Control Act, 1961 or revision thereof under Section 33 of the
Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 , or for fixing the number of
lodgers to be accommodated in each room or specified
accommodation in any hotel or lodging house under Section 32 of
the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 situate within his jurisdiction.
18. Register of inquiries :-
Every inquiry made under Rule 17 and every inquiry in connection
with the issue of a certificate under Section 37 of the Karnataka
Rent Control Act, 1961 shall bear a separate number and each such
inquiry shall be entered in a separate register which shall be
maintained in Form VIII.
19. Procedure for applications to competent authority :-
A n application for the revision of fair rates when made by the
manager of a hotel or owner of a lodging house or for a certificate
against a lodger shall be in writing signed by the manager or
proprietor of the hotel or lodging house and delivered to the
competent authority either in person or sent to his office address
by registered post.
20. Contents of application to competent authority :-
The application for the revision of the fair rates shall state the
material grounds on which the revision is sought and the
application for a certificate shall state the same description and
postal address of the lodger against whom the certificate is sought,
as also the grounds for the same and a brief statement of the
material facts in support thereof.
21. Procedure for fixing fair rates or for revising them or for
fixing the number of lodgers :-
(1) Before fixing the fair rates or revising them or fixing the
number of lodgers, the competent authority shall receive and
consider such oral and documentary evidence as the applicant, if
any, and the manager of a hotel or owner of a lodging house may
adduce.
(2) The competent authority shall, as far as practicable, make such
inquiries as he deems necessary from other lodgers of the hotel or
lodging house.
22. Procedure for certificate against lodgers :-
Before making an order granting or refusing to issue a certificate
against a lodger, the competent authority shall receive and consider
such evidence as the lodger and the manager of a hotel or owner of
a lodging house may adduce.
23. Manner of recording oral evidence :-
The competent authority shall make a short memorandum of the
oral evidence given before him.
24. Forms and manner of service of summons :-
A summons issued to a witness-
(a) for giving evidence shall be in Form IX, and
(b) for production of documents shall be in Form X. The summons
shall be served by registered post.
25. Contents of the order of competent authority :-
The final order passed by the competent authority in an inquiry
under the Act shall state in brief the reasons in support of the order
made. The order shall be signed by the competent authority and
shall bear the date on which it was passed.
26. Copies of the order to be sent to parties :-
A copy of the order passed by the competent authority shall be
sent by registered post to the parties concerned. A copy of the
order fixing the fair rates or revision thereof or for fixing the
number of lodgers shall also be sent to the police station within
whose Jurisdiction the hotel or lodging house to which the order
relates is situated.
27. Certificate to be sent to the manager :-
The certificate issued under Section 37 OF THE Karnataka Rent
Control Act, 1961 shall be sent to the manager of the hotel or
owner of the lodging house concerned and a copy thereof to the
lodger concerned, by registered post. An office copy of the
certificate shall be kept in the record of the inquiry.
CHAPTER 4
Miscellaneous

28. Manner in which intimation, notices and orders under

the Act shall be given or served :-
(1) Save as otherwise provided for in the Act or in these Rules, all
notices, intimations and orders shall be served on the person
concerned personally, by delivering or tendering to him the notice,
intimation or order.
(2) If such person is not found' and service under sub-rule (1) is
not possible, service may be effected by giving or tendering the
notice, intimation or order to an adult member of the family and
taking his acknowledgment. If there, is no adult member willing to
accept the service, service may be effected by affixing a copy of
the notice, intimation or order on some conspicuous part of the last
known place of abode or business of the person concerned.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) or (2), the
Controller or the Court may direct a notice, intimation or order to
be sent to the person concerned by registered post, pre-paid for
acknowledgment. Any acknowledgment received through post and
any 'share' or endorsement made by a postal official thereon shall
be accepted as evidence of the fact stated therein without any
further proof.
28A. Prescribed Authority under Section 31-B :-
The House Rent Controller of the area concerned shall be the
prescribed Authority for the purpose of Section 31B of the
Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 .]
28B. Prescribed Authority under Section 21-A :-
The Controller of the area concerned shall be the prescribed
Authority for the purpose of Section 21A of the Karnataka Rent
Control Act, 1961 .]
29. Procedure regarding ex-parte orders :-
(1) Any ex-parte order passed under the Act may be set aside on
sufficient cause being shown for non-appearance and the provisions
of Order IX of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, shall, as far as
may be and with necessary modifications, be followed,
(2) An application for setting aside an ex-parte order passed under
the Act shall be made to the Court or the authority making such
order within thirty days from the date of [knowledge] of such
order:
Provided that in computing the period of thirty days under this sub-
rule the time taken to obtain a certified copy of the order shall be
excluded.
30. Applications for making legal representatives of
deceased persons or parties to proceedings under the Act.
:-
Applications by or against legal representatives under Section 51 of
the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 shall be made within fifteen
days from the date of death of the party or person concerned or
the date of knowledge of the death of the party or person
concerned, and for this purpose, the provisions of Order XXVI of
the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, shall, as far as may be and with
the necessary modifications, be followed.
31. Levy of fees in respect of applications, petitions,
certificates, etc., under the Act :-
(1) A Court-fee of rupees ten shall be paid on every application
filed under Section 14 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 ,
Section 21 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 [x x x]. All
other applications filed under the Act shall be stamped in
accordance with the fee prescribed in the Karnataka Court Fees and
Suits Valuation Act, 1958.
(2) A Court-fee of fifteen rupees shall be paid on every
memorandum of appeal presented to an Appellate Authority or the
District Judge, under the Act.
(3) The fees for service of notices and other processes issued under
the Act other than those specifically provided for in these Rules
shall be paid in accordance with the scale of fees prescribed under
the Process Rules for the time being in force, made by the High
Court of [Karnataka] under the Karnataka Court Fees and Suits
Valuation Act, 1958.
32. Inspection of buildings :-
(1) Every landlord who has given intimation of vacancy under sub-
section (1) of Section 4 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 ,
or whose building is vacant, shall afford all reasonable facilities for
inspection of the building by prospective tenants at such time or
times as may be specified by the Controller during the period of
fifteen days specified in sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the
Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 or the period specified by an
order of the Controller under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of
Section 8 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 , and the
landlord shall also take all necessary steps for keeping watch over
the building, its fixtures, fittings, etc., during such inspection.
(2) The Controller or any person authorised by him in that behalf
may, if he thinks fit to do so, personally inspect any building in
connection with any proceeding under the Act and may call for any
particulars in respect of the said building from the landlord or
tenant or occupant or any previous tenant or occupant thereof who
shall thereupon furnish such particulars. The landlord or tenant or
other person in occupation of the building shall give all reasonable
facilities for such inspection.
33. Penalty for contravention of certain Rules 5 :-
If any person contravenes any of the Rules specified in column (1)
of the Table below, he shall be punishable with fine which may
extend to the amount indicated in the corresponding entry in
column (3) thereof.
34. Adoption of Forms :-
Save as otherwise provided for in these Rules, the Forms and
registers prescribed for use of the Civil Courts shall, as far as may
be and with the necessary modifications, be adopted and used or
maintained in respect of proceedings under the Act. Applications,
petitions, appeals or other proceedings under the Act shall be
registered as Rent Control applications, petitions, appeals or
proceedings, as the case may be.
35. The provisions of the Civil Procedure Code to be
generally followed :-
In deciding any question relating to procedure not specifically
provided for by these Rules, the Court shall, as far as possible, be
guided by the provisions contained in the Code of Civil Procedure,
1908.