JUDGMENT :

Ashutosh J. Shastri, J.:--

1. The petitioner by way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in the name of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has raised a grievance to the effect that until rehabilitation and resettlement takes place the respondent authorities be restrained from evicting the slum dwellers of J.P. Ni Chali/ Slum colony and not to undertake any fresh demolition and to be precise, the following reliefs are claimed in the present Writ Petition (PIL).

"a. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondent no. 2 Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad and respondent no. 3 Western Railway Department and Respondent No. 1 State of Gujarat to restrain from evicting slum dwellers of J.P. Ni Chali Slum colony until rehabilitation and direct them to not conduct any fresh demolition;

b. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the Respondent no.2 Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad and respondent no. 3 Railway Department and Respondent No. 1 State of Gujarat , to stay the physical possession of the slum dwellers from the J.P. Ni Chali Slum colony, even if their homes have alrea