CWP No. 1337/2002 12.3.2009: Present: Mr. Bhupender Gupta, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Neeraj Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. Vikas Rathore, Dy. Advocate General for the respondents. It is not disputed by the learned Senior Additional Advocate General that the procedure laid down under section 8 of the Himachal Pradesh Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1971 has not been followed. The statements made by the witnesses are not on oath. The Collector has not put his signatures on the statements. This important procedural aspect has also been over looked by the appellate authority. Accordingly, with the consent of the parties, the orders dated 12.6.2001 passed by the Collector and dated 30.5.2002 passed by the Commissioner (Revenue) are quashed and set aside. The Collector is directed to re-hear the case afresh after permitting the parties to raise all the legal pleas available to them. The parties are directed to make themselves available before the Collector on 30.3.2009. The record produced is returned. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), March 12, 2009 Judge. *Awasthi*