{
    "id": 15804,
    "slug": "the-bihar-government-premises-rent-recovery-and-eviction-rules-1957",
    "title": "The Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Rules, 1957",
    "short_title": "The Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Rules, 1957",
    "act_number": "",
    "act_year": 1957,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Rules, 1957",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 0
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) \"the Act\" means the Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956 (Bihar Act XX of 1956); and\n(b) \"form\" means a from appended to these rules.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": true,
            "sort_order": 1
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Form and manner of service of notice.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) Section 3 of the Act shall be in Form A;\n(ii) Section 4 of the Act shall be in Form B; and\n(iii) Section 5 of the Act shall be in Form C.\n(b) A notice issued under Section 4 of the Act shall be in Form D; and a notice issued under Section 5 of the Act shall be in form E; and\n(c) A notice of demand issued under Section 5 of the Act shall be in Form F.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Procedure for taking possession of Government premises.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) no Government premises shall be entered in pursuance of the powers conferred by this rule after sunset or before sunrise; and\n(ii) where Government premises are entered into in pursuance of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2), an inventory of the articles found in the premises shall be made in the presence of two witnesses and such articles shall be stored in safe custody.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Assessment of damages.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(1) (a) the purpose and the period for which the Government premises were in unauthorised occupation;\n(b) the nature and quality of accommodation available in such premises;\n(c) the rent that would have been realised if the premises had been let out on rent to any person other than a Government servant for the period of unauthorised occupation;\n(d) any injury done to the premises during unauthorised occupation;\n(e) any other matter which, in the opinion of the competent authority is relevant for the purpose of assessing damages.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Appeals.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Certificate of competent authority for recovering damages or arrear of rent as arrears of land revenue.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Form A\nForm A\n(Form of notice under the proviso to Section 3)\n......................\nWhere the Government premises described in the schedule below are required for a public purpose, I, the undersigned, in pursuance of the proviso to Section 3 of the Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956 (Bihar Act XX, of 1956), hereby call upon you to show cause within fifteen days from the date of the service of this notice why the allotment under which the said Government premises occupied by you should not be cancelled.\nSchedule (Description of Government Premises) Competent Authority Form B (Form of show cause notice under the proviso to Section 4) To,\n(Description of Government Premises)\nCompetent Authority\nForm B\nForm B\n(Form of show cause notice under the proviso to Section 4)\n......................\nWhereas, I, the undersigned, have reasons to believe that you have sublet without/have committed or are committing/have acted in contravention of/are in unauthorised occupation of the premises of the State Government or of undersigned the Government premises described in the schedule/the acts of waste (viz....) which are likely to affect materially the value or utility of the Government premises described in the Schedule/of the terms under which you are authorised to occupy the Government premises described in the Schedule.\nSchedule\n(Description of Government Premises)\nCompetent Authority\nForm C\nForm C\n(Form of notice under the proviso to Section 5)\n..................\nWhereas you are in unauthorised occupation of the Government premises described in the Schedule/have committed the acts of waste (viz...................) which are likely to affect materially the value or utility of the Government premises described in the Schedule which are occupied by you.\nI propose to assess damages for such unauthorised occupation of the said premises for the period from...................to................./the act of waste committed by you, and hereby call upon you, in pursuance of the proviso to sub-sections (1) and (2) of Sections 5 of the Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956 (Bihar Act XX of 1956) to show cause within a month of the service of the notice why such assessment should not be made.\nSchedule\n(Description of Government Premises)\nCompetent Authority\nForm D\nForm D\n(Form of notice under Section 4)\n.....................\nWhereas I, the undersigned am satisfied that you are in possession of the Government premises described in the Schedule in contravention of the provisions of Section 4 of the Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956 (Bihar Act XX of 1956) I hereby call upon you to vacate the said premises within fifteen days from the date of the service of this notice.\nI am to warn you that in case you fail to vacate the premises within the period specified above, you will be liable to be forcibly evicted therefrom.\nDate................\nSchedule\n(Description of Government Premises)\nCompetent Authority\nForm E\nForm E\n(Form of notice of payment of damages under Section 5)\n.....................\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon me by Section 5 of the Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956 (Bihar Act XX of 1956), I have assessed Rs..................as damages for the period from.........at the rate of Rs..................per month payable by you for the use and occupation of the premises described in the Schedule/a sum of Rs...................on account of the acts of waste (viz) committed by you which are likely to affect materially the value or utility of the premises described in the Schedule. A further amount calculated at the aforesaid rate will be due from you for the use and occupation of the premises for the period from until the premises are vacated. I accordingly call upon you to pay the said amount within................ days from the date of the service of this notice.\nSchedule\n(Description of Government Premises)\nCompetent Authority\nForm F\nForm F\n(Form of notice of demand for arrear rent under Section 7)\n.....................\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6 of the Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956 (Bihar Act XX of 1956), I, the undersigned, hereby serve on you this notice of demand for payment of a sum of Rs..................on account of arrear rent payable by you for the occupation of the Government premises described in the Schedule. If the amount is not paid or objections to the payment thereof are not filed within 30 days from the service of this notice on you, the said amount will be recovered from you as arrear of land revenue.\nSchedule\n(Description of Government Premises)\nCompetent Authority\nForm G\nForm G\n(Form of notice under Rule 7)\nDistrict\nThis is to certify that a sum of Rs...............which is due from.....son of unauthorised/rent for use and occupation of the Government premises known as...................as per details in the enclosed statement is in arrears. With reference to the provision of Section ⅚ of the Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956 (Bihar Act XX of 1956), you are hereby requested to recover the same as if it were an arrear of land revenue.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh285",
        "Act Number": "",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1957",
        "Short Title": "The Bihar Government Premises (Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Rules, 1957",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}