https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183971 The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 was upheld as within Parliament's legislative competence. Applying pith and substance, the Court held that the Act's dominant purpose is to provide a speedy procedure for eviction of unauthorised occupants from public premises, with ancillary provisions on notice, inquiry, appeal, recovery of arrears, damages, and exclusion of civil court jurisdiction. On that basis, it was supportable under Entry 32 of List I as relating to Union property and the revenue from it. The Court further held that Parliament could also legislate in relation to Government companies and their premises under the Union legislative field, including the residuary power, and the constitutional challenge failed. en-us Mon, 31 Oct 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:24:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183971 The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 was upheld as within Parliament's legislative competence. Applying pith and substance, the Court held that the Act's dominant purpose is to provide a speedy procedure for eviction of unauthorised occupants from public premises, with ancillary provisions on notice, inquiry, appeal, recovery of arrears, damages, and exclusion of civil court jurisdiction. On that basis, it was supportable under Entry 32 of List I as relating to Union property and the revenue from it. The Court further held that Parliament could also legislate in relation to Government companies and their premises under the Union legislative field, including the residuary power, and the constitutional challenge failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 31 Oct 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183971