law: Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971
  7.  Power to require
  
  payment of rent or damages in respect of public premises.-
  (1) Where any person is in arrears of rent
  
  payable in respect of any public premises, the estate officer may, by order,
  
  require that person to pay the same within such time and in such installments
  
  as may be specified in the order.
  (2) Where any person is, or has at any time
  
  been, in unauthorized occupation of any public premises, the estate officer may,
  
  having regard to such principles of assessment of damages as may be prescribed,
  
  assess the damages on account of the use and occupation of such premises and
  
  may, by order, require that person to pay the damages within such time and in
  
  such installments as may be specified in the order.
  (2A) While making an order under sub-section
  
  (1) or sub-section (2), the estate officer may direct that the arrears of rent
  
  or, as the case may be, damages shall be payable together with sample interest
  
  at such rate as may be prescribed, not being a rate exceeding the current rate
  
  of interest within the meaning of the Interest Act, 1978.]
  (3) No order under sub-section (1) or
  
  sub-section (2) shall be made against any person until after the issue of
  
  notice in writing to the person calling upon him to show cause within such time
  
  as may be specified in the notice, why such order should both be made, and
  
  until his objections, if any, and any evidence he may produce in support of the
  
  same, have been considered by the estate officer.