The Union Cabinet cleared some changes in the existing laws to enable eviction of unauthorised occupants of public properties without delay.

The Cabinet at its meeting approved amendment in Section 2 of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, to bring the properties of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), other Metro Rails, and New Delhi Municipal Council within the definition of ‘public premises’, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.

The amendment to Act is only a matter of abundant caution to remove any doubt in this regard since the properties of the New Delhi Municipal Committee are already included in the existing definition of the public premises, she said.

The word Municipal Council is being added to ensure that the properties of New Delhi Municipal Council as successor of New Delhi Municipal Committee remain covered under the definition of public premises and there is no technical or legal lacuna in this regard.

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