[248A. Eviction of unauthorised occupant. ––(1) Notwithstanding anything contrary contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, if the Executive Officer is of the opinion that any person is in unauthorised occupation of any property and that he should be evicted, the Executive Officer shall issue, in the manner hereinafter provided, a notice in writing calling upon that person to show cause as to why an order of eviction should not be passed.
(2) If, after considering the reply, if any, given by such person in pursuance of a notice under sub-section (1) and any evidence he may produce in support of the same, and after giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard, the Executive Officer is satisfied that the property is in unauthorised occupation, the Executive Officer shall make an order of eviction, for reasons to be recorded therein, directing that the property shall be vacated by all persons who may be in occupation thereof or any part thereof, and cause a copy of the order to be made public.
(3) If any person refuses to, or fails to comply with, the order of eviction within thirty days of the date of service of order under sub-section (2), the Executive Officer shall evict that person and take possession of the said property and may, for the purpose, call upon the officer in charge Police Station of the area to render such assistance as may be necessary for evicting that person.
(4) Where any person has been evicted from any property under subsection (3), the Executive Officer may, after giving a notice to the person from whom possession of the property has been taken and after publishing such notice in at least two daily news papers having wide circulation in the locality, remove or cause to be removed any article remaining on such property and may make an order for the proper custody of such article :
Provided that if the owner of the article refuses or fails to take delivery thereof after notice or if the article is subject to speedy and natural decay, the Executive Officer may cause it to be disposed of by public auction and deliver the sale proceeds thereof, after deduction of cost incurred on such public auction, to such owner.
(5) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Executive Officer made in respect of any property under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) may prefer an appeal to the District Judge having jurisdiction over the area in which the property is located within a period of thirty days from the date of order.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, nothing done or purported to have been done under this section shall be called in question in any Court except as provided under sub-section (5).
Explanation.–– For the purpose of this section, “unauthorised occupations” means occupation by any person of any property, being the property of the Municipality or where Municipality has any interest in such property, without authority for such occupation and includes the continuance in occupation by any person of such property after the authority, whether by way of lease, mortgage or otherwise, under which he was authorised to occupy such property, has expired.]