State Of U.P.(Now Uttarakhand) vs Rabindra Singh

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the UP Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1972, specifically examining whether lands defined under Section 3(14) of the UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 qualify as 'public premises'. The Court upheld the High Court's decision that the land in question, cultivated by the respondent since 1384 Fasli, does not fall under the definition of public premises, thereby ruling in favor of the respondent and dismissing the eviction notice issued under the Public Premises Act.