The Bihar Government Premises (Rent Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956

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    "title": "The Bihar Government Premises (Rent Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956",
    "short_title": "The Bihar Government Premises (Rent Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956",
    "act_number": "Bihar Act 20 of 1956",
    "act_year": 1956,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Bihar Government Premises (Rent Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) 'allotment ' means the grant, in writing, by or on behalf of the State Government, of a right of use and occupation of any Government premises to any person but does not include a grant by way of lease;\n(b) 'competent authority' means any officer not below the rank of a Sub-Deputy Collector or a Sub Deputy Magistrate, authorised by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette, perform all or any of the functions of the competent authority under this Act for such area as may be specified in the notification;\n(c) ' Government premises' means any premises belonging to, or taken on lease or requisitioned by, the State Government;\n(d) 'premises' means any land or building or part of a building and includes-\n(i) the garden, grounds and outhouses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of a building;\n(ii) any furniture supplied by the State Government for use in such building or part of a building; and\n(iii) any fitting affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof;\n(e) 'prescribed' means prescribed by Rules made under this Act;\n(f) 'rent' shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (IV of 1882) and includes ground rent, municipal tax or any other amount payable by any allottee for use and occupation of premises; and\n(g) 'unauthorised occupation' means the occupation of Government premises by any person either without any allotment or after the expiry of one month from the date on which an allotment is cancelled under Section 3.\n[(h) \"Pool\" means a Government premise or a set of Government residences/quarters meant for allotment to different category of persons entitled to Government quarters/residences under any Act or Rule and notified as such under this Act or rules framed thereunder.\"]\n[2A. Creation of pools and allotment of quarters.\n[(2)",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Cancellation of allotment.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Power to evict certain persons from Government Premises.",
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            "content": "(a) that the person authorised to occupy any Government premises has, whether before or after the commencement of this Act,-\n(i) sub-let, without the permission of the State Government or of the competent authority, the whole or any part of such premises; or\n(ii) committed or is committing such acts of waste as are likely to affect materially the value or utility of the premises; or\n(iii) otherwise acted in contravention of any of the terms, express or implied, under which he is authorised to occupy such premises;\n(b) that any person is in unauthorised occupation of any Government premises, the competent authority may, by notice served by registered post or in such other manner as may by prescribed, order that the person as well as any other person who may be in occupation of the whole or any part of the premises, shall vacate the premises within [one week] of the date of the service of the notice; and if any person refuses or fails to comply with such order, the competent authority may evict that person from, and take possession of, the premises and may for that purpose use such force as may be necessary:",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Power to recover damages.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Notice of demand for rents not paid.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Recovery of rent.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Appeal.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Delegation.",
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            "content": "[12. Penalty and Procedure.\n[12A. offences to be cognizable and non-bailable.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Fees not to be paid on petitions, etc.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Power to make Rules.",
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            "content": "(a) the from of notice and the manner in which it may be served;\n(b) the procedure to be followed in taking possession of Government premises;\n(c) the manner in which damages under Section 5 may be assessed and the matter which may be taken into account in assessing such damages;\n(d) the manner in which appeals may be preferred and the procedure to be followed in appeals; and\n[(e) creation of pool for Government residences/quarters and transfer of residences/quarters from one pool to another pool.\n(f) the manner in which allotment of Government premises (residences/ quarters) shall be made.]\n[(g) any other matter which has to, or may be, prescribed.]",
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        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Application of other laws not barred.",
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            "content": "Notifications\nNotifications\nS.O. 565, dated 26.6.1971.\nArea\nArea\nCompetent authority\nCompetent authority\n1.\nFor the New Capital Area, Patna as specified in the schedule\n\t\t\t\t\thereto annexed in respect of residences meant for Ministers,\n\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, Presiding Officers\n\t\t\t\t\tof the Bihar Legislature, Legislators, Officers and staff of the\n\t\t\t\t\tSecretariat and attached offices and such other residences as\n\t\t\t\t\tthe State Government may, from time to time, decide.\nUnder-Secretary to Government or Assistant Secretary to\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment of Bihar in the Public Works Department.\n2.\nFor other places in the State as also in respect of\n\t\t\t\t\tresidences located in the New Capital Area, Patna other than\n\t\t\t\t\tthose specified in item (1) above.\nThe Civil Sub-divisional Officer of the area in which the\n\t\t\t\t\tresidence is situated.\nSchedule\nBoundaries of the New Capital Area, Patna\nBoundaries of the New Capital Area, Patna",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh284",
        "Act Number": "Bihar Act 20 of 1956",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1956",
        "Short Title": "The Bihar Government Premises (Rent Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}