JUDGMENT :

N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, J.

1. Heard Mr. S. Mow, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. T. Wangmo, learned Government Advocate for State respondents.

2. The petitioner has by way of instituting the present proceedings assailed an order dated 23.09.2016 passed by the ADC-cum-Estate Officer, Lower Dibang Valley District, Roing. The petitioner has also assailed an order dated 06.04.2017 passed by the Appellate Authority i.e. the Deputy Commissioner, Lower Dibang Valley, Roing. The said orders were so passed under the provisions of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupant) Act, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 2003).

3. The petitioner, was vide a notice dated 25.05.2016, issued by the ADC-cum-Estate Officer, under the provisions of Section 4 of the said Act of 2003 required to show cause as to why he would not be evicted from the plot of land as described therein on the ground that he had encroached upon Government land and constructed dwelling units, therein, without any allotment and/or prior approval from the authority concerned. The petitioner submitted his detailed reply to the said Show-cause notice and therein, has contended th