Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971

The appellant, a descendant of former zamindars, claimed possession of about five acres of land since 1930. The State Government, on behalf of the Union of India, filed a suit under Section 180 of the United Provinces Tenancy Act, 1939, for recovery of possession and damages, which was later dismissed for default. Duri…

Savatrm Rampratap Mills, a government-owned textile mill located in Akola, issued notices under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 to evict an alleged unauthorized occupant, directing the occupant to appear for proceedings in Mumbai. The occupant challenged the notices, arguing that sinc…

The dispute concerned land that respondent No.1 claimed to have bought from Sitaram Mills Ltd. (SSML) under an unregistered 1975 agreement to sell, for which full consideration was paid and possession taken. The textile undertaking of SSML was taken over by the Central Government under the Textile Undertakings (Taking …

The appellants, heirs of Kaihosrou (Chick) Kavasji Framji, claimed ownership of a 1.52‑acre property in Pune that had been leased to the Government and later requisitioned. The Union of India, asserting title, issued a notice under Section 4 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, seeking…

The lease of a premises owned by Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. expired on 31 May 2014. The landlord proposed new lease terms, which the tenant (Ajit Nain) did not accept, yet continued to occupy the premises without paying rent, depositing only Rs.25,00,000 as directed by the High Court. The Estate Officer …

The Central Bank of India, as landlord, obtained an eviction order against N.R.C. Ltd., a tenant occupying its premises. The Supreme Court, after dismissing the tenant's special leave petition, granted the landlord time until December 2014 to regain possession, conditioned on the tenant filing an undertaking and paying…

The National Textile Corporation (U.P.) Ltd. (NTC) sought possession of Bungalow No.2 of the Swadeshi House, claiming it vested in it under the Swadeshi Cotton Mills Company (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1986. The respondents, led by Dr. Raja Ram Jaipuria, contended that the bungalow was never part of…