law: Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 
  38. Appeal to the Tribunal. -
  (1) An appeal shall lie from every order of the 
  
  Controller made under this Act [only on questions of law] to the Rent Control 
  
  Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal) consisting of one person only 
  
  to be appointed by the Central Government by notification in the Official 
  
  Gazette:
  [Provided that no appeal shall lie from 
  
  an order of the Controller made under section 21.]
  (2) An appeal under sub-section (1) shall be 
  
  preferred within thirty days from the date of the order made by the Controller:
  Provided that the Tribunal may entertain the
  
  appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied
  
  that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in
  
  time.
  (3) The Tribunal shall have all the power
  
  vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), when
  
  hearing an appeal.
  (4) Without prejudice to the provisions of
  
  sub-section (3), the Tribunal may, on an application made to it or otherwise,
  
  by order transfer any proceeding pending before any Controller or additional
  
  Controller to another Controller or additional Controller and the Controller or
  
  additional Controller to whom the proceeding is so transferred may, subject to
  
  any special directions in the order of transfer, dispose of the proceeding.
  (5) A person shall not be qualified for
  
  appointment to the Tribunal, unless he is, or has been a district judge or has
  
  for at least ten years held a judicial office in India .