1. The petitioners in each of these three cases have come to this Court making the grievance that the revenue and/or the administrative authorities forcibly demolished their house, either completely or partially, on the alleged grounds that the petitioners buildings/structures encroached upon some public land. It is averred by the petitioners in all the three cases that demolitions were forcibly carried out without giving any notice or prior information, without holding any proceeding under any law and even without taking any measurements in presence of the petitioners to show any encroachment over any public land.

2. It may be noted here that these three cases are not in isolation but of late similar cases are coming to this Court in a constant stream. A large number of cases are filed under the heading demolition or removal of encroachment making similar grievances that the houses, buildings, structures or shops constructed by and belonging to the respective petitioners were either forcibly demolished (wholly or in part) or were being threatened with demolition on the alleged grounds that the structure in question was unauthorisedly constructed or it encroached upon some