(1) If the competent authority is satisfied—
(a) that the person authorised to eccupy any Board premises has,
(i) not paid rent lawfully due frem him in respect of such premises for a period of more than two months, or
(ii) sub-let, without the permission of the Board, the whole or any part of such premises, or
(iii) committed, or it is committing any act contrary to the provisions of clause (0) of section 108 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, or
(iv) made, or is making, material additiens to or alterations, m such premises with out the previous wntten permission of the Board, or (V) otherwise acted in contravention of any of the terms express or implied, under which he is authorised to occupy such premises, or
(b) that any person is in unauthorised occupation of any Board premises, the campetent authority may, notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in 23 force by notice served (i) by post, or
(ii) by afiixing a copy of it on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of such premises, or (iii) in such other manner as may be prescribed, order that person as well as any other person who may be in oecu ation of the whole or any part of the premises, shail vacate them within one month (:5 the date 01“ the servize cf the notice.
(2) Before an order under snh—seetim (1,) is made against any person the competent authority shallinform the person by notice in writing of the grounds for Which the proposed order is to be made and give him a reason— able opportunity oftendering an explanation and pro— ducing evidenCe, if any, and to show cause why such order shouid not be made, within a period to be specified in such notice. If such person makes an application to the competent authority for extension of the petiod specified in the notice, the competent authority may grant the same On such terms as to payment and reco-' very of the amount claimed in the notice, as he deems fit. Any written statement put in by such person and documents produced in pursuance of such notice shall be filed with the record of the case and such person shall be entitled to appear before the officer proceeding in this connection by advocate, attorney or pleader.
Such notice in writing shall be served in the manner provided for service of notice under sub-section (1);,
(3) If any person refuses or failsto comply with an order made under sub-section (1), 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.
(4) If a perSOn, who has been ordered to vacate any premises under sub-clause (i) or (v) of clause (a) of sub« section (1) within one month of the date of service of the notice or such longer time as the competent authority may allow, pays to the Board the rent in arrears or carries out or otherwise complies with the term centravened by him, to the satisfaction of the competent authority, as the case may be, the competent authority shall, in lieu of evicting such person under sub-section (3), cancel its order made under sub-section (1) and thereupon such.
24 person shall hold the premises on the same terms on which he held themimmediately before such notice was served on him.
EXPLANATION : For the purposes of this section and section 52 the expression “unauthorised occupation”, in relation to any person authorised to occupy any Board premises, includes the continuance» in occupation by him or by any person claiming through or under him of the premises after the authority under which he wasallowed to occupy the premises has been duly determined-