FOR PUNJAB AND HARYANA .

(1) Where any persons have been evicted from any public premise under Section 5, the Collector may, after giving fourteen days notice to the persons from whom possession of the public premises has been taken and after publishing the notice in at least one newspaper having circulation in the locality, remove or cause to be removed or sell by public auction any property remaining on such premises. (2) Where any property is sold under sub-section (1), the sale proceeds thereof shall, after deducting the expenses of the sale and the amount, if any due to the State Government or the authority on account of arrears of rent or damages or costs be paid to such person or persons as may appear to the Collector to be entitled to the same : Provided that where the Collector is unable to decide as to the person or persons to whom the balance of the amount is payable or as to the apportionment of the same, he may refer such dispute to the civil court of competent jurisdiction and the decision of the court thereon shall be limit. In asessing damages for unauthorised use and occupation of any public premises, the Collector shall take into consideration the following matters, namely: (a) the purpose and the period for which the public premises were in un-authorised occupation; (b) the nature, size and standard of the accommodation available in such premises; (c) the rent that would have been realised if the premises had been let on rent for the period of unauthorised occupation to private person; (e) any other matter relevant for the purpose of assessing damages.