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THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH PUBLIC PREMISES (EVICTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPANTS) ACT, 2003
The Arunachal Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 2003
Sections
An ACT
Section 1Section 1(i)
Section 1Section 1(ii)
Section 1Section 1(iii)
Section 1Section 2
Section 2Section 2(i)
Section 2Section 2(ii)
Section 2Section 2(iii)
Section 2Section 2(iv)
Section 2Section 2(v)
Section 2Section 2(vi)
Section 2Section 3
Section 3Section 4(i)
Section 4Section 4(ii)
Section 4Section 4(iii)
Section 4Section 5
Section 5Section 6
Section 6Section 12
Section 12Proviso
Section 19
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"title": "THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH PUBLIC PREMISES (EVICTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPANTS) ACT, 2003",
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"content": "to provide for eviction of unauthorised occupants from public premises and matters connected therewith.\n\nBe it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh in the fifty fourth year of the Republic of India as follows:-",
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"content": "(i) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 2003.",
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"content": "(ii) It extends to the whole of the State of Arunachal Pradesh.",
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"content": "(iii) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different areas and for different provisions of the Act.",
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"content": "In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-",
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"content": "(i) \"Deputy Commissioner\" means the Deputy Commissioner in charge of a District;",
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"content": "(ii) \"Estate Officer\" means an Officer appointed as such by the State Government under section 3;",
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"title": "Section 2(iii)",
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"content": "(iii) \"Premises\" means any land or any building or part of a building and includes:-\n(a) the houses, gardens, grounds and the building or part of a building; and\n(b) any fittings affixed to such building or part of a building for more beneficial enjoyment thereof;",
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"title": "Section 2(iv)",
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"content": "(iv) \"Public Premises\" means any land or structure belonging to:\n(a) The state Government, and\n(b) Any other Corporation or Public Sector undertakings owned or sponsored and controlled by the State Government;",
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"title": "Section 2(v)",
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"content": "(v) \"Rent\" in relation to any public premises, means the consideration payable, periodically for the authorized occupation of the premises, and includes-\n(a) any charge for electricity, water or any other services in connection with the occupation of the premises;\n(b) any tax (by whatever name called) payable in respect of the premises, where such charge or tax, payable by the State Government or the corporate authority.",
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"title": "Section 2(vi)",
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"content": "(vi) \"State Government\" means the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh;",
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"number": "3",
"title": "Section 3",
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"content": "Appointment of Estate Officers:-\nThe State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,-\n(a) appoint such persons, being gazetted officers of Government or officers of equivalent rank of the corporate authority, as it thinks fit, to be estate officers for the purposes of this Act; and\n(b) define the local limits within which, or the categories of public premises in respect of which, each estate officer shall exercise the powers, and perform the duties, conferred or imposed on estate officers by or under this Act.",
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"title": "Section 4(i)",
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"content": "4. (i) If the Estate Officer is of opinion that any persons are in unauthorised occupation of any public premises and that they should be evicted, the Estate Officer shall issue in the manner hereinafter provided a notice in writing calling upon all persons concerned to show cause why an order of eviction should not be made.",
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"number": "4",
"title": "Section 4(ii)",
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"content": "(ii) The notice shall—\n(a) specify the grounds on which the order of eviction is proposed to be made and\n(b) require all persons concerned, that is to say, all persons who are or may be in occupation of, or claim interest in, the public premises—\n(i) to show-cause, if any, against the proposed order on or before such date as is specified in the notice, being a date not earlier than ten days from the date issued thereof; and\n(ii) to appear before the Estate Officer on the date specified in the notice along with the evidence which they intend to produce in support of the cause shown and also for personal hearing; if such hearing is desired.",
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"title": "Section 4(iii)",
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"content": "(iii) The Estate Officer shall cause the notice to be served by having it affixed on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of the public premises and in such other manner as may be prescribed, whereupon the notice shall be deemed to have been duly given to all persons concerned.",
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"title": "Section 5",
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"content": "Eviction of unauthorised occupants:-\n(i) If, after considering the cause, if any, shown by any person in pursuance of a notice under section 4 and any evidence produced by him in support of the same and after personal hearing, if any, given under sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (ii) of section 4, the Estate Officer is satisfied that the public premises are in unauthorised occupation, the Estate Officer may make an order of eviction, for reasons to be recorded therein, directing that the public premises shall be vacated by all persons who may be in occupation thereof or any part thereof, by such date as may be specified in the order, being a date not earlier than fifteen days from the date of publication thereof under sub-section (iii).\n(ii) If any person refuses or fails to comply with the order of eviction on or before the date specified in the said order or within fifteen days of its publication under sub-section (i) whichever is later, the Estate Officer or any other officer duly authorized by the Estate Officer in his behalf may evict that person and take possession of the public premises and may for that purpose use such force as may be necessary.",
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"number": "6",
"title": "Section 6",
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"content": "Disposal of property left on public premises by unauthorised occupants:-\n(i) Where any persons have been evicted from any public premises under section 5, the estate officer may, after giving fourteen days' notice to the persons from whom possession of the public premises has been taken and after publishing the notice in at least one newspaper having circulation in the locality, remove or cause to be removed or dispose of by public auction any property remaining on such premises.\n(ii) Where any property is sold under sub-section (i), the sale proceeds thereof shall, after deducting the expenses of the sale and the amount of rent or damages, if any, due from the person evicted from the public premises, be paid to such person or persons as may appear to the estate officer to be entitled to the same.",
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"number": "12",
"title": "Section 12",
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"content": "Appeals:-\n(i) An appeal shall lie from every order of the estate officer made in respect of any public premises under section 5 or section 7 or section 8 or section 10 to an appellate authority who shall be the Deputy Commissioner of the district or such other officer as the State Government may invest with powers of an appellate authority.\n(ii) An appeal under sub-section (i) shall be preferred,—\n(a) in the case of an appeal from an order under section 5, within twelve days from the date of publication of the order under sub-section (iii) of that section; and\n(b) in the case of an appeal from an order under section 7 or section 8 or section 10, within twelve days from the date on which the order is communicated to the appellant:\nProvided that the appellate authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of twelve days, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.\n(iii) Where an appeal is preferred from an order of the estate officer, the appellate authority may stay the enforcement of that order for such period and on such conditions as it deems fit:\nProvided that where the construction or erection of any building or other structure or fixture or execution of any work in the public premises has not been completed on the date of the order under section 5, no stay of the enforcement of that order shall be made or given by the appellate authority.",
"footnote": "Amended by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act No. 3 of 2025).",
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"number": "19",
"title": "Proviso",
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"content": "Provided further that the State Government may, by notification, appoint any other officer, not below the rank of Deputy Commissioner, as appellate authority where the Deputy Commissioner while acting as an Estate Officer has passed an order against which appeal is filed.",
"footnote": "Inserted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act No. 3 of 2025) in Section 12, under clause (iii) after the first proviso.",
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"Act ID": "20032",
"Act Number": "2",
"Enactment Date": "2003-03-22",
"Act Year": "2003",
"Short Title": "The Arunachal Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 2003",
"Department": "Land Management Department",
"Type": "STATE",
"Location": "Arunachal Pradesh",
"Law Status": "Amended"
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"updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:01"
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