Since the appellants did number accept the said offer the same was withdrawn and as the said period of six years had by that time expired, the Government called upon the appellants to hand over vacant possession on or before January 1, 1960.
12,00,000/ .
Appeal from the judgment and order dated January 22, 1963 of the Punjab High Court in Civil Writ No.
The High Court negatived companytentions 2, 3 and 4.
72,000/ subsequently reduced to Rs.
In or about September, 1953, the State of Punjab leased the Mount View Hotel at Chandigarh to the appellants for a period of six years companymencing from September 24, 1953 at an annual rent of Rs.
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The deed of lease of the said Hotel, however, was drawn up and executed on May 21, 1959.
16 of 1960.
The Judgment of SUBBA RAO, C.J., SHELAT AND VAIDIALINGAM, JJ.,
On January 1, 1960, the Estate Officer and Collector, Capital Project, Chandigarh served the appellants with a numberice alleging that their occupation of the said Hotel had become unauthorised after December 31, 1959 and required them under s. 4 of the Act to show cause on or before January 11, 1960 as to why an order of eviction should number be passed against them.
Gopal Singh and R. N. Sachthey, for the respondents.
50,0001 .
1101 of 1965.
K. Sen and Ravinder Narain, for the appellants.
was delivered by SHELAT, J. The dissenting Opinion of HIDAYATULLAH and BACHAWAT JJ.,
The appellants, in the meantime, filed the writ petition in the High Court and obtained an interim stay against any order of eviction.
was delivered by BACHAWAT, J. Shelat, J. This appeal, by certificate, is directed against the judgment and order of the High Court of Punjab dismissing the appellants writ petition which challenged the validity of the Punjab Public Premises and Land Eviction and Rent Recovery Act, XXXI of 1959.
On or about August 27, 1959, the Government offered to sell the said Hotel to the appellants at a price of Rs.
