Title : Revision of Rent in Certain Cases
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) Where a landlord has at any time, before the commencement of this Act with or without the approval of the tenant or after the commencement of this Act with the written approval of the tenant incurred expenditure for any improvement, addition or structural alteration in the premises, not being expenditure on decoration or tenantable repairs necessary or usual for such premises, and the cost of that improvement, addition or alteration has not been taken into account in determining the rent of the premises, the landlord may lawfully increase the rent per year by an amount not exceeding ten percent of such cost. (2) Where, after the rent of a premises has been fixed under this Act, or agreed upon, as the case may be, there has been a decrease, diminution or deterioration of..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Appointment of Controllers
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint as many Controllers as it thinks fit, and define the local limits within which, each Controller shall exercise the powers conferred or perform the duties imposed on Controllers by or under this Act. (2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Controller, (i) in any area referred to in Part A of the First Schedule unless he has for at least five years held office as Assistant Commissioner; (ii) in any area referred to in Part B of the First Schedule unless he has for atleast five years held office as a Senior Tahsildar; and (iii) in any other area unless he has for atleast three years held office as a Tahsildar, in the Revenue Service of the State. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Permission to Construct Additional Structures
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
Where the landlord proposes to make any improvement, in or construct any additional structure on, any building, which has been let to a tenant and the tenant refuses to allow the landlord to make such improvement or construct such additional structure and the Court, on an application made to it in this behalf by the landlord, is satisfied that the landlord is ready and willing to commence the work and that such work will not cause any undue hardship to the tenant, the Court may permit the landlord to do such work and may make such other order as it thinks fit in the circumstances of the case. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Duties of Tenant
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) Every tenant shall be bound to keep the premises in good and tenantable repairs in relation to matters falling under Part B of Schedule V. (2) Where any repairs, in relation to a matter falling under Part B of Schedule V, without which the premises are not habitable or useable except with undue inconvenience are to be made and the tenant neglects or fails to make them within a period of two months after notice in writing, the landlord may apply to the Controller for permission to make such repairs himself and may submit to the Controller an estimate of the cost of such repairs, and, thereupon the Controller may, after giving the tenant an opportunity of being heard and after considering such estimate of the cost and making such enquiries as he may consider necessary, by an order..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Rent Payable
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) The rent payable in relation to a premises shall be,- (a) the rent agreed to between the landlord and the tenant as enhanced in the manner provided in the Third Schedule; or (b) the standard rent specified under section 7, as revised under section 9. (2) In the case of a tenancy entered into before the commencement of this Act, the landlord may, by notice in writing to the tenant within three months from the date of such commencement, enhance the rent as specified under section 7, and the rent so enhanced, shall be payable from the date of such commencement. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Limitation for Application for Fixation of Standard Rent Etc
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
Any landlord or tenant may file an application to the Controller for fixing the standard rent and other charges of the premises or for determining the lawful increase or decrease of such rent and other charges:- (a) in the case of any premises which were let, or in which the cause of action for lawful increase or decrease of rent and other charges arose, before the commencement of this Act, within two years from such commencement. (b) in the case of any premises in which the cause of action for lawful increase or decrease of rent and other charges arises after the commencement of this Act, within two years from the date on which the cause of action arises. (c) in the case of any premises constructed on or after the commencement of this Act and for which the provisions of the Act..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Powers of Controller
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) The Controller shall have the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908), in respect of the following matters, namely:- (a) proof of facts by affidavit; (b) summoning and enforcing attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (c) discovery and production of documents; (d) issuing commission for local inspection and for the examination of witnesses. (2) For the purposes of holding an enquiry or discharging any duty under this Act, the Controller may,- (a) after giving not less than twenty-four hours, notice in writing enter and inspect or authorise any officer subordinate to him to enter and inspect any premises at any time between sunrise and sunset; or (b) by written order, require any person to..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Procedure to Be Followed by Controller and Time Limit for Deciding Cases Generally
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) No order which prejudicially affects any person shall be made by the Controller under this Act without giving such person a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the order proposed to be made, and until his objection, if any, and any evidence that may be adduced in support of the same have been con-sidered by the Controller. (2) The Controller shall, while holding enquiry in any proceeding before him, follow such procedure as may be prescribed. (3) All proceedings before the Controller shall ordinarily conclude within six months from the date of first appearance of the Respondent in response to the summons issued for his appearance in the case, or from the date on which the respondent is set experte: Provided that the Controller may extend the hearing of the case..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Restriction on Sub-letting
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) Where, at any time before the date of application of Part V of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 32 of 1961) to the local area in relation to the premises, a tenant has sub-let the whole or any part of the premises and the sub-tenant is, at the commencement of this Act, in occupation of such premises, then, notwithstanding that the consent of the land lord was not obtained for such sub-letting the premises shall be deemed to have been lawfully sub-let. (2) After the commencement of this Act, no tenant shall, without the previous consent in writing of the landlord,- (a) sub-let the whole or any part of the premises held by him as a tenant; or (b) transfer or assign his rights in the tenancy or in any part thereof. (3) No landlord shall claim or receive the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Controller to Recover Fines as Arrears of Land Revenue
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
Any fine imposed by a Controller under this Act shall be paid by the person fined within such time as may be allowed by the Controller and the Controller may, for good and sufficient reason extend the time, and in default of such payment, the amount shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue under the Karnataka Land Revnue Act, 1964. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section