Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971

SMT. Saiyada was allotted a parcel of land on licence by Hindustan Steel Ltd., a government company, but the licence was cancelled on allegations of encroachment and illegal construction. The company initiated eviction proceedings under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, leading to orde…

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 appellant, M/s. Teri Oat Estates, purchased a lease‑hold site in Chandigarh and constructed a six‑storey building but failed to pay the instalments and ground rent on time, leading the Estate Officer to invoke Section 8‑A of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952 and cancel the lease with forf…

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 Supreme Court examined who must lead evidence first in eviction proceedings under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971. New India Assurance Company Ltd., a State under Article 12, sought to evict tenants NUSLI Neville Wadia and others from a building it owned. The dispute centered on w…

Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (appellant) claimed that certain lands, buildings and other assets owned by Karam Chand Thapar & Bros. Pvt. Ltd. (respondent) vested in the Central Government under Section 3G(vi) of the Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972, and issued notices for possession. The respondents contended t…

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 …

Shangrila Food Products Ltd., a sub‑tenant of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), was evicted under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 and an order for damages of about Rs 12 lakhs was made by the Estate Officer. The City Civil Court upheld the eviction but set aside the damages a…

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (the Corporation) was authorised under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 to lay a pipeline and appointed Mrs. A.R. Gadre, a Special Land Officer of the Corporation, as the competent authority to determine compensation for landowners…

Crawford Bayley & Co., a firm of advocates, challenged the termination of its tenancy in a bank‑owned building and the subsequent show‑cause notice issued by an Estate Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971. The firm argued that Section 3 of the Act and its second proviso, whic…

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…