Judgment

M. Jagannadha Rao, J.-Leave granted.

2. This judgment is in continuation of two earlier judgments of this Court rendered in this very case, which is a public interest case con­cerning the hawkers, squatters, etc. in the public streets in the New Delhi Municipal Committee area. The first of the judgments was ren­dered by a Constitution Bench on 30.8.1989 in Sodan Singh v. N.D.M.C.1, and the second was rendered on 13.3.1992 by a three Judge Bench in Sodan Singh v. N.D.M.C.2. In sub para 6 of para 10 of the latter judgment, all cases then pending except one (the case now before us) were treated as disposed of and claimants were permitted to seek further directions in future as and when the Thareja Committee Report (to which we shall presently refer) was given. The said report was given in May 1996 and thereafter about 130 I.As were filed in this S.L.P. pursuant to the permission granted as stated above. We heard these IAs. We have also heard the objections of the N.D.M.C. to the Thareja Committee Report. Counsel made various submissions on 6th, 7th and 8th January. Several IAs were rejected at the time of the said hearing. In some IAs where the claimants were found ‘eligible’ b