1. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the above captioned nine petitions were heard together, as they arise out of common impugned order of 26th March, 2010 which upholds eviction of the petitioners under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 from Shops No. 3 to 7, 9, 12 to 14 in the building known as Punjab National Bank Building, Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘subject premises’). Vide this common judgment, above captioned petitions are being disposed of after having heard learned counsel for the parties in these writ petitions and upon perusal of the record and the decisions cited.

2. The factual matrix already stands noted in the eviction order and is not being reproduced to avoid unnecessary repetition. Suffice it would be to note that the subject premises were leased out to the petitioners during the years 1962 to 1966 and in the case of Ms.Usha Nanda in the year 1977.

3. Upon cancellation of the Lease Deed in respect of the subject premises by means of a statutory notice, respondent-bank had initiated the eviction proceedings under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)

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