T.KARKETTA, EX-MD,CENT.COPERATIVE BANK vs STATE OF BIHAR . — C.A. No. 5509/2001

Case Summary: T. Karketta v. State of Bihar Outcome: The Supreme Court granted leave and set aside the High Court's judgment and the Deputy Commissioner's eviction order. The Court held that while the appellant's lease may have expired, he cannot be evicted without following due process of law, and directed that any eviction must proceed in accordance with law. Key Issue: The Deputy Commissioner had ordered forcible removal of the appellant from land allegedly belonging to the Civil Court, but the Executive Building Engineer disputed this ownership. The High Court dismissed the writ petition on grounds of disputed facts. Decision: The Court ruled that an unauthorised occupant, even if established to be in unauthorised occupation, must be evicted only through lawful due process—not by arbitrary administrative order—thus protecting procedural rights regardless of substantive occupancy claims. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.