S.C. Agrawal, J.—The Cinema house known as "Shri Ganga Theatre" (hereinafter referred to as "the Cinema Theatre"), situated in the city of Bikaner, belongs to the State of Rajasthan. The Cinema theatre was given on lease for a period of five years to M/s Balabux Anand Raj, a partnership firm, from 1st August, 1958. During the pendency of the said lease, the firm M/s Balabux Anandraj was dissolved on 12th June, 1961 and thereafter, the lease was continued in the name of Shri Anandraj on the same terms. The case of the petitioner is that in the year 1962, Shri Anandraj sub-leased the cinema theatre to the petitioner and since then the petitioner has been in possession of the cinema theatre. The lease of Shri Anandraj was extended by a period of one year from August 1,1963 on the same terms and conditions. The extension was given in the name of M/s Anandraj and Company, whose sole proprietor was Shri Anandraj. After the expiry of the period of the lease, proceedings were initiated by the Collector, Bikaner, under the provisions of the Rajasthan Public Premises (Eviction of "Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1964 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act), against M/s Anandraj and Company, and i

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