Act Info:
(1) If the estate officer is of opinion that any personsare in unauthorised occupation of any public premises and that they should beevicted, the estate officer shall issue in the manner hereinafter provided anotice in writing calling upon all persons concerned to show cause why an orderof eviction should not be made.
(2) The notice shall--
(a) specify the grounds on which theorder of eviction is proposed to be made; and
1 [(b) require all persons concerned, thatis to say, all persons who are, or may be, in occupation of, or claim interestin, the public premises,--
(i) to show cause, if any, against theproposed order on or before such date as is specified in the notice, being adate not earlier than seven days from the date of issue thereof, and
(ii) to appear before the estate officeron the date specified in the notice along with the evidence which they intend toproduce in support of the cause shown, and also for personal hearing, if suchhearing is desired.]
(3) The estate officer shall cause thenotice to be served by having it affixed on the outer door or some otherconspicuous part of the public premises, and in such other manner as may beprescribed whereupon the notice shall be deemed to have been duly given to allpersons concerned.
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1. Clause(b) substituted by the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)Amendment Act, 1980 (61 of 1980), section 4 (20-12-1980).
2. Omittedby the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Act, 1980(61 of 1980), section 4 (20-12-1980), (7 of 1994), section 5 (1-6-94).