law: Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971
  6.  Disposal of
  
  property left on public premises by unauthorized occupants.-
  (1) Where any persons have been evicted from
  
  any public premises under section 5, [ or where any building or other work has
  
  been demolished under section 5B] the estate officer may, after giving fourteen
  
  days’ notice to the persons from whom possessions of the public premises has
  
  been taken and after publishing the notice in at least one newspaper having
  
  circulation in the locality, remove or cause to be removed or dispose of bay
  
  public auction any property remaining on such premises.
  (1A) Where any goods, materials, cattle or
  
  other animal have been removed from any public premises under section 5 A, the
  
  estate officer may, after giving fourteen days’ notice to the persons owing
  
  such goods, material, cattle or other animal and after publishing the notice in
  
  at least one newspaper having circulation in the locality, dispose of, by
  
  public auction, such goods, materials, cattle or other animal.
  (1B) Notwithstanding anything contained in
  
  sub-section (1) and (1A), the giving or publication of any notice referred to
  
  therein shall not be necessary in respect of any property which is subject to
  
  speedy and natural decay, and he estate officer may, after recording such
  
  evidence as he may think fit, cause such property to be sold or otherwise
  
  disposed of in such manner as he may think fit.]
  (2) Where any property is sold under
  
  sub-section (1), the sale proceeds thereof shall, after deducting the expenses
  
  of the sale and the amount, if any, due to the Central Government or the
  
  [statutory authority] on account of arrears of rent or damages or costs, be
  
  paid to such person or persons as may appears to the estate officer to be
  
  entitled to the same:
  Provided that where the estate officer is unable
  
  to decide as to the person or persons to whom the balance of the amount is
  
  payable or as to the apportionment of the same, he may refer such dispute to
  
  the civil court of competent jurisdiction and the decision of the court thereon
  
  shall be final.
  (2A) The expression "cost", referred
  
  to in sub-section (2), shall include the cost of removal recoverable under
  
  section 5A and the cost of demolition recoverable under section 5B.