https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169674 Special eviction procedures for municipal and government premises were upheld as consistent with Article 14 because the classification rested on an intelligible differentia tied to a rational public purpose: speedy recovery of public premises, slum clearance, development of municipal estates and availability of public accommodation. The Court also held that permitting use of the special procedure instead of the ordinary civil suit procedure within that class did not create unconstitutional discrimination, since the legislation disclosed a clear policy of expeditious recovery and provided safeguards including notice, opportunity to show cause, written defence, document production, representation by counsel, inquiry powers and appeal to a judicial officer. The contrary view in Northern India Caterers was overruled. en-us Thu, 11 Apr 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:32:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169674 Special eviction procedures for municipal and government premises were upheld as consistent with Article 14 because the classification rested on an intelligible differentia tied to a rational public purpose: speedy recovery of public premises, slum clearance, development of municipal estates and availability of public accommodation. The Court also held that permitting use of the special procedure instead of the ordinary civil suit procedure within that class did not create unconstitutional discrimination, since the legislation disclosed a clear policy of expeditious recovery and provided safeguards including notice, opportunity to show cause, written defence, document production, representation by counsel, inquiry powers and appeal to a judicial officer. The contrary view in Northern India Caterers was overruled. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Apr 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169674