Shimla, Aug. 12 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld the eviction of Usha Sharma from public premises in Boileauganj, Shimla, dismissing her Letters Patent Appeal and affirming earlier orders of eviction.

The division bench comprising Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma ruled that Sharma's occupation of the premises, locally known as Pashu Padav, was illegal and in violation of the terms of the original lease agreement.

The case stemmed from a 2019 application by the Municipal Corporation, Shimla, under the H.P. Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1971. The Corporation said the property was leased to Sharma's father-in-law, Sh. Lakhu Ram, for one year from April 1, 1952, to March 31, ...