Rent Control and Eviction

Public premises

— Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 — S. 3(a) second proviso and S. 4(2)(b)(ii) — Provision in second proviso to S. 3(a) for appointment of Estate Officer in respect of public premises controlled by a statutory authority, only from amongst the officers of that authority — Validity — Held, not hit by the doctrine <169>no man can be a judge in his own cause<170> — Hence, not violative of Art. 14 — Preconditions for the applicability of the said doctrine, restated, (2006) 6 SCC 25-A

Rent Control and Eviction

Public Premises

— Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 — S. 3 — Applicability — Contention that in the matter of premises of State Bank of India, provisions of Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 would prevail over it, rejected, (2006) 6 SCC 25-B

Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961

— Nature of — Held, they are administrative in nature for the governance of its business and have been framed under Art. 77 of the Constitution, (2006) 6 SCC 25-C