Thamel vs Road Development Authority and Others – sllr 2005 volume 2 page 175

In the case between Thamel and the Road Development Authority, the court addressed the issue of whether the authority to serve a quit notice under the Government Quarters (Recovery of Possession) Act is restricted solely to state employees or extends to independent contractors occupying government-owned premises. It was held that the statutory provisions allowing the issuance of a quit notice are not confined to cases involving state employees and may be enforced against any occupier, including an independent contractor. The findings established that the premises belonged to the respondent and were handed over on the respondent’s behalf, which validated the quit notice and rendered the application for a writ of certiorari untenable. This decision reaffirmed the principle that authority to