Antony Dominic, J.

1. Petitioners in W.P(C).28432/13 are the appellants. They filed the writ petition seeking to declare that the act of the 6th respondent demolishing the portion of the building where they were residing, without any notice, is illegal and to direct the 6th respondent to restore the demolished portion of the residential building or to recover the costs of the same from the respondents. The writ petition having been dismissed, this appeal is filed.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that according to the appellants, they are in possession of 12 cents of land in Survey No. 680 and 683 of Vanchiyoor village, where they have constructed a building which has been numbered by the Corporation. Although the Corporation has described the structure as a shed and has disputed the assertion that the building was numbered by it, we do not think it necessary to resolve that controversy in this case. Be that as it may, it is a fact that the appellants are in possession of the land and are residing in the structure therein.

3. According to the appellants, various proceedings were initiated by different authorities to illegally evict them from the property and the