Unauthorised occupation status cannot arise solely from unresolved lease transfer and prior dues after a secured creditor auction.

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....Unauthorised occupation does not arise merely because a secured creditor's auction purchaser has not obtained transfer of leasehold rights or prior dues remain disputed. Possession obtained through a statutory public auction and sale certificate differs from trespass or clandestine occupation, so summary eviction from public premises is not justified on those grounds alone. Lease-transfer disputes and liabilities, including arrears attributable to a previous lessee, must be addressed separately, while legally enforceable dues must be recovered from the person or authority legally liable. The eviction order was set aside and the writ petition challenging that result was dismissed, without prejudice to lawful recovery remedies.....