Section 4
Power to take possession of requisitioned property.
The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952
About this Act
An Act to provide for the requisitioning and acquisition of immovable property for the purposes of the Union.
(1) Where any property has been
requisitioned under section 3, the competent authority may, by notice in writing, order the owner as well
as any other person who may be in possession of the property to surrender or deliver possession thereof to
the competent authority or any person duly authorised by it in this behalf within thirty days of the service
of the notice.
(2) If any person refuses or fails to comply with an order made under sub-section (1), the competent authority may take possession of the property and may, for that purpose, use such force as may be necessary.
(2) If any person refuses or fails to comply with an order made under sub-section (1), the competent authority may take possession of the property and may, for that purpose, use such force as may be necessary.