1. The Government by Notification S.R.O.1631/89 issued under S.18(1) of The Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965, for short The Rent Control Act, has conferred on the District Judges having jurisdiction over the areas within which the provisions of the said Act have been extended, the powers of the appellate authorities for the purposes of Rent Control Act, in the said areas. This notification is in supersession of all previous notifications on the subject.

2. I shall now read the notification:

"S.R.O.No.1631/89.-In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1) S.18 of The Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 (2 of 1965) and in supersession of all previous notifications on the subject, the Government of Kerala hereby confer on the District Judges having jurisdiction over the areas within which the provisions of the said Act have been extended, the powers of the Appellate Authorities for the purposes of the said Act, in the said areas".

3. This notification was published in the Kerala Gazette on 26th September, 1989. As per this notification, on and from 26-9-1989, the District Judges will be the appellate authorities within