CWP No.170 of 2008. 5.11.2008 Present: Mr. N.K. Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. C.N. Singh, Advocate for the respondent. It is not disputed by the parties that the notice as stipulated under Section 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) has not been issued to the petitioner. It is mandatory to issue the notice under Section 4 of the Act. Consequently, the orders dated 21st February, 2005 and dated 12th July, 2007 are quashed and set aside. However, liberty is reserved to the respondent to re-initiate the proceedings in accordance with law. In view of the observations made hereinabove, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. November 5, 2008. (sck)