Commentaries on Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971

This is the third edition of a very thorough work on a statute that has assumed greater importance today because of the growing oppression of old poor tenants of public sector undertakings who being unable to make profits in their field, want to show profit by enhancing the rental income from these tenants.

The author has provided a thorough and well-documented study of the Act keeping in view with the important recent amendments. Comprehensive coverage of all the important case law has been given. Rules framed under the Act as also forms and Notifications have been provided with allied State Statutes? Rules. It will be of immense help to the judiciary, lawyers, government officials and all those concerned with the subject.

• All India Reporter :

The book provides a commentary which is comprehensive and well documented, with latest amendments and latest case-law, necessary forms and Notifications. The allied State Statutes and Rules thereunder are also incorporated to make it complete. Various subjects such as Adverse Possession, Allotment, Appealable Order, Compensation, Costs, Encroachment, Execution, Stay, Subletting etc., have been treated by the author in different chapters of the book. The commentary includes the decisions of the Supreme Court as well as the High Courts; as also the decisions of the Privy Council. The book includes recent Notifications as well as the texts of all the States? Acts and the States? Rules. The author has arranged the matter section-wise with critical analysis of the case-law. The legal propositions as derived from important cases are given in a direct and simple way. There is a table of cases and a subject index.

• The Lawyers Collective :

This book provides a comprehensive and well documented study of the Act keeping in view the latest amendments made. Case law has been covered comprehensively and recent cases have been given. Rules framed under the Act, as also Forms and Notifications have been provided. Allied State Statutes and Rules thereunder are incorporated. The book can be treated as a complete and reliable source for this Act.

• Gujarat Law Reporter :

This book can be called as a complete and reliable work on this subject. It will be useful to judiciary, Lawyers, Government departments and all concerned with the subject.

The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971

                   Short title, extent and commencement 27
                   Definitions 29
                   Appointment of estate officers 73
                   Eviction from temporary occupation 82
                   Issue of notice to show cause against order of eviction 85
                   Eviction of unauthorised occupants 111
                   Power to remove unauthorised construction etc. 163
                   Order of demolition of unauthorised construction 172
                   Power to seal unauthorised constructions 181
                   Disposal of property left on public premises by
                   unauthorised occupants 183
                   Power to require payment of rent or damages in respect of
                   public premises 189
                   Powers of estate officers 203
                   Appeals 206
                   Finality of orders 225
                   Offences and penalty 228
                   Offences under Section 11 to be cognizable 231
                   Power to obtain information 235
                   Liability of heirs and legal representatives 237
                   Recovery of rent, etc. as an arrear of land revenue 242
                   Bar of jurisdiction 244
                   Protection of action taken in good faith 255
                   Delegation of powers 269
                   Power to make rules 262
                   Repeal 268
                   Validation 270

                   Short title 273
                   Definitions 273
                   Form of notices or orders 274
                   Manner of service of notices and orders 274
                   Holding of inquiries 279
                   Transfer of pending proceedings 281
                   Manner of taking possession of public premises 285
                   Assessment of damages 288
                   Procedure in appeals 290
                   Repeal 291

                   THE PUBLIC PREMISES (EVICTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPANTS)
                   AMENDMENT ACT, 1980 300
                   THE PUBLIC PREMISES (EVICTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPANTS)
                   AMENDMENT ACT, 1984 301
                   THE PUBLIC PREMISES (EVICTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPANTS)
                   AMENDMENT ACT, 1993 303
                   RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF C.P.C., 1908 250
                   STATE ACTS & RULES 304
                       ANDHRA PRADESH
                           The Andhra Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised
                           Occupants) Act, 1968 311
                           The Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905 316
                       BIHAR 
                           The Bihar Government Premises (Rent Recovery and Eviction) Act,
                           1956 321
                           The Bihar Government Premises (Rent Recovery and Eviction) Rules,
                           1957 324
                           The Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 326
                       GUJARAT 
                           The Gujarat Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)
                           Act, 1972 330
                       HARYANA 
                           The Haryana Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery)
                           Act, 1972 336 
                       HIMACHAL PRADESH    
                           The Himachal Pradesh Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent
                           Recovery) Act, 1971 341
                       JAMMU AND KASHMIR 
                           The Jammu and Kashmir Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised
                           Occupants) Act, 1959 345
                       KERALA 
                           The Kerala Public Building (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act,
                           1968 350
                       KARNATAKA 
                           The Karnataka Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)
                           Act, 1974 356
                           The Karnataka Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)
                           Rules, 1980 361
                       MADHYA PRADESH 
                           The Madhya Pradesh Lok Parisar (Bedakhali) Adhiniyam, 1974 366
                           The Madhya Pradesh Lok Parisar (Bedakhali) Sanshodhan
                           Adhiniyam, 1978 370
                       MAHARASHTRA
                           The Bombay Government Premises (Eviction) Act, 1955 371
                       ORISSA
                           The Orissa Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)
                           Act, 1972 376
                           The Orissa Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)
                           Act, 1988 382
                       PUNJAB
                           The Punjab Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery)
                           Act, 1973 387
                       RAJASTHAN
                           The Rajasthan Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)
                           Act, 1964 392
                       TAMIL NADU
                           The Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 397
                       UTTAR PRADESH
                           The Uttar Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised
                           Occupants) Act, 1972 403
                           The Uttar Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised
                           Occupants) Rules, 1973 410
                       WEST BENGAL
                           The West Bengal Government Premises (Regulation of Occupancy)
                           Act, 1984 417
                           The West Bengal Government Premises (Tenancy Regulation) Act,
                           1976 427
                           The West Bengal Public Land (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)
                           Act, 1962 (W.B. Act XIII of 1962) 432
                       THE ALLOTMENT OF GOVERNMENT RESIDENCES (GENERAL POOL IN
                       DELHI) RULES, 1963 435
                           EXTRACTS FROM SUPPLEMENTARY RULES 45
                   SUBJECT INDEX 457