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Bare Act

The Haryana Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1972

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This law provides a streamlined legal mechanism for government authorities in Haryana to recover public lands and buildings from unauthorized occupants and collect unpaid rent or damages. It applies to individuals, businesses, or entities occupying state-owned properties, local authority premises, public universities, or designated village common lands without proper authorization or after lease cancellation. Under this law, appointed collectors can issue show-cause notices, order evictions using police assistance if needed, assess damages, and recover unpaid dues as land revenue arrears. It matters because it protects public assets, ensures efficient recovery of government property, and prevents illegal encroachments.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT :
  3. 2. DEFINITIONS-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
  4. 3. UNAUTHORISED OCCUPATION OF PUBLIC PREMISES
  5. 4. ISSUE OF NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE AGAINST ORDER OF EVICATION
  6. 5. EVICTION OF UNAUTHORISED PERSONS :
  7. 6. FOR PUNJAB AND HARYANA .
  8. 7. POWER TO RECOVER [RENT OR-IN HR. ONLY], DAMAGES IN RESPECT OF PUBLIC PREMISES AS ARREARS OF LAND REVENUE
  9. 8. Petition for ejectment and recovery of rents
  10. 9. Special remedy, provision are not ultravires
  11. 10. Superfine differences are bound to exist when two proceduresare prescribed.
  12. 11. Rent includes license fee
  13. 12. Opportunity should be given.- An action taken without giving show cause notice cannot be sustained
  14. 13. Revision under Section 115 C.
  15. 14. Power of civil court to decide question of title
  16. 15. Cancellation of lease.- Where lease is cancelled or is varied then it has to be accompanied by payment of compensation
  17. 16. Mansha Singh v Commissioner, Ambala Division, AIR 1974 PLR 21.
  18. 17. Power of resumption
  19. 18. Agricultural and Included In the definition of premises:- The Permises would include even agricultural land
  20. 19. Possession when becomes unsuthorised.
  21. 20. Appointment of office.- where powers' are conferred on a person by virtue of his
  22. 21. Private knowledge on the part of the authority eviction
  23. 22. AIR 1964 Delhi 86.
  24. 23. AIR 1964 Tripura 9.
  25. 24. Appellate authority should give a regular hearing.- The appellate authority is supposed to give a regular hearing
  26. 25. Additional evidence can be taken in appeal
  27. 26. Second Appeal not competent
  28. 27. Year means Calender Year
  29. 28. Executive Magistrate, 1976 PLR 35.
  30. 29. State 1976 PLJ 47.
  31. 30. Person entered as Gair Morosi is not a tenant.- A person who is entered in
  32. 31. ILR1967 Punjab 846.
  33. 35. The conclusion arrived at by the prescribed authority holding .that a Sarpanch of the Gram
  34. Schedule. Schedule

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