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ǐबहार सरकार Ʈारा Ĥकािशत

26 अĒहायण 1946 (श0)

(सं0 पटना 1209) पटना, मंगलवार, 17 Ǒदसà बर 2024

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[Bihar Act 24, 2024]

The Bihar Government Premises (Allotment, Rent, Recovery and Eviction)

(Amendment Act, 2024).

ACT

to amend the Bihar Government Premises (Allotment, Rent, Recovery and Eviction)

Act 1956 (Bihar Act 20 of 1956) (as amended time to time)

Preamble:-

Whereas, an Act to provide for collection of rent from persons in occupation

of Government Premises and for eviction of persons from such premises in certain

circumstances has been enacted in the year, 1956.

Whereas, many new dimensions and issues not comprehended in the existing

act have arisen in due course of time,

Whereas, land, land and buildings vested in or in possession of State

encompasses huge asset of the State,

Whereas, in the existing Act adequate provisions have not been made for

regulating levy and collection of rent, eviction of unauthorized occupants,

mechanism for eviction,

Whereas, unauthorized occupants continue to occupy land or land in building

together without authority of law,

Whereas, it is felt imperative to make effective provision for fixation, levy,

collection of rent, method of allotment, effective mechanism for eviction of

unauthorized occupants.

Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of Bihar in the seventy fifth year

of the Republic of India as follows :-

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—

(1) This Act may be called The Bihar Government Premises (Allotment, Rent,

Recovery and Eviction), (Amendment) Act, 2024)

(2)

It extends to whole of the State of Bihar.

(3)

It shall come into force immediately on its publication in the official

Gazette.

2. Amendment of Section- 2.-

(1) Sub Section (a) of section 2 shall be substituted as follows:-

''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 by an order or by grant of lease, settlement and license or in

any other manner.

ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण), 17 ǐदसà बर 2024

(2) Sub Section (b) of section 2 shall be substituted as follows:-

"Competent Authority" not below the rank of a Deputy Collector

authorized by the competent department of the State Government by

notification in official gazette, perform all or any of the functions of

competent authority under this Act for such area as may be specified in the

notification.

(3) Sub Section (d) of section 2 shall be substituted as follows:-

(i)

“Government Premises” shall include any land or a building

belonging to or vested in the state or taken on lease or requisitioned

by or on behalf of the State Government and includes any premises

belonging to or taken on lease by or on behalf of

(a)

Any Government Company

(b)

Any Local Authority

(c)

Any Corporation/Autonomous body created by the State

Government by statute or by an executive order

(d)

Any Society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860

or any Co-operative Society registered under Bihar Co-

operative Societies Act 1935, the governing body whereof

consists inter alia, of Government Officers or nominees of the

State Government or both or where state government has

contributed to the shares of the society or co-operative society.

(ii) Government Premises shall also include

(a) The Garden , Grounds and Out Houses , if any , appertaining to

such building or part of building,

(b) Any furniture supplied by the State Government for use in such

building or part of building and

beneficial enjoying thereof.

(iii) “Competent

department”

means

the

department

which

administrating the land or building belonging to the state government

or in case of section-2d (i), (a) to (d), the department which is the

administrative department.

(4) Sub Section (f) of section 2 shall be substituted as follows:-

"Rent" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Transfer of

Property Act, 1882 and includes rent as fixed by the Government or an

empowered authority for land or building or both and includes ground rent,

Municipal Tax or any other tax or any other amount payable by the allottee

for use and occupation of the premises.

(5) Sub Section (g) of section 2 shall be substituted as follows:-

"Unauthorized occupation" in relation to any Government

premises, means the occupation by any person of the Government

premises without authority for such occupation, and includes the

continuance in occupation by any person of the Government premises

after the authority (whether by way of grant/ lease/ allotment/ license

or any other mode of transfer under which or the capacity in which he

was allowed to hold or occupy the premises) has expired or had been

determined for any reason whatsoever and also includes continuance

in occupation in the circumstances, specified in this act and a person

ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण), 17 ǐदसà बर 2024

shall not, merely by reason of the fact that he had paid any amount as

rent, be deemed to be in authorized occupation."

(6) Addition of new Section 2B after Section 2A:- A new Section 2B

shall be added as follows:-

2B. Power to determine Rent.-

The Competent Authority, while making allotment of

premises by whatever method, shall determine payable rent

including statutory taxes.

In determining rent, the Competent Authority shall keep

in mind the market rent as payable for similar type of premises in

the vicinity.

Provided that the rent of premises to be allotted to a public

servant will be fixed in accordance with admissible H.R.A. for

such Class of Public Servant.

Provided further that the Competent Authority shall have

right to revise the rent including tax after expiry of five years

from the date of allotment in the same manner in which rent has

originally been determined.

3. Amendment of Section- 3.- Section- 3 shall be substituted as follows:-

3. Cancellation of allotment- if any Government premises are required for

any public purpose, the competent authority may, notwithstanding anything

contained in any other law for the time being in force, cancel the allotment

either through an order, lease or settlement or license or any other mode

under which such premises, is held or occupied by a person.

Provided that before cancelling the allotment under this section, the

competent authority shall require such person to show cause within fifteen

days why the allotment should not be cancelled.

4. Amendment of Section- 4.- Section 4 shall be substituted as follows.-

4. Power to evict Government premises.-Notwithstanding anything to the

contrary contained in any law for the time being in force, if the competent

authority is satisfied.

(a) That the person authorized to occupy any Government premises has,

whether before or after the commencement of this Act-

(i)

Sub-let, without the permission of the State Government or

of the competent authority, the whole or any part of such

premises; or

(ii)

Committed or is committing such acts of waste as are likely

to affect materially the value or utility of the premises; or

(iii) Otherwise acted in contravention of any of the terms, express

or implied, under which he is authorized to occupy such

premises;

(b) That any person is in unauthorized occupation of any Government

premises by virtue of cancellation of allotment/ lease/ settlement/

license/ order,

The competent authority may, by notice served by registered

post or in such other manner as may be prescribed, order that person

as well as any other person who may be in occupation of the whole or

any part of the premises, shall vacate/ remove/ demolish the premises

within One Week of the date of the service of the notice and if any

ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण), 17 ǐदसà बर 2024

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 force as may be necessary:

Provided that if within one week of the service of notice on

him, the person concerned files a show cause, the competent authority

shall consider and shall pass such order thereon, as he may consider

necessary, and if the show cause is rejected, necessary steps for

eviction of the person concerned may be taken.

5. Addition of Section 7A.- A new Section 7A shall be added after section 7 as

follows:-

7A. Liability of heirs and legal representatives.-

(i)

Where any person against whom any proceedings for the

determination of arrears of rent for the assessment of damages is to be

or has been taken dies before the proceeding is taken ог during the

pendency thereof, the proceeding may be taken or as the case may be,

continued against the heirs or legal representatives of that person.

(ii) Any amount due to the State Government or the Corporate Authority

from any person from any person whether by way of arrears of rent or

damages or costs shall after the death of the person, be payable by his

heirs or legal representatives but their liability shall be limited to the

extent of the assets of the deceased that come into their hands and

have not been only disposed of.

6. Amendment of Section- 8.- Section 8 shall be substituted as follows.-

8. Appeal .-

(1)

Any person aggrieved by an order of the competent authority under

this Act may within one week of such order, prefer an appeal to the

Secretary of the Department.

Provided that the Secretary of the Department for another

seven days may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period

one week, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by

sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.

(2)

On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), the Secretary of the

Department may, after calling for a report from the competent

authority and after hearing the appellant and making such further

inquiry, if any, as may be necessary, pass such order as may be

deemed proper and the orders of the Secretary of the Department

shall be final.

(3)

Where an appeal is preferred under sub-section (1) the Secretary of

the Department may stay the enforcement of the order of the

competent authority for such period and on such conditions as it

thinks fit.

7. Amendment of Section- 12.- Sub Section (1) of Section 12 shall be substituted

as follows.-

"Any person who contravenes any provision of this Act, or of any rule or

order made there under or obstructs the lawful exercise of any power conferred

by or under this Act, or who abets such contravention or obstruction, shall,

without prejudice to recovery of damages under section 5, be punishable with