SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE:

1. The present writ petition, styled as a public interest litigation, has been filed by an unregistered organization claiming to be involved in assisting the marginalized sections of society. The grievance is made on behalf of the residents of Dhanas whose katcha houses were alleged to have been built on private lands owned by villagers which were demolished with the assistance of the police force on a winter cold day of 27.12.2012 by the enforcement staff of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. This action is stated to have been followed up by another such clearing exercise of alleged vacant public land on 16.1.2013 preceeded by demolition of 100 homes in Indira Colony, Manimajra, U.T., Chandigarh. In this behalf, newspaper reports and photographs have been annexed to the petition. The Government is stated to have been threatening to demolish all unauthorized colonies and, thus, the petition was filed claiming that if proper survey had been conducted and notices served human suffering would have been avoided. The action is stated to have been taken without making any arrangement for rehabilitation or temporary accommodation.

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