1. By this petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have sought the following reliefs :

(a) the respondents Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur be directed to certify to this Hon’ble Court the entire record leading to issuance of notices Annexure P-4 and P-5 upto the demolition of the building;

(b) a writ of certiorari be kindly issued quashing the notices Annexure P-4 dated 11.8.2000 and Annexure P-6 dated 16.8.2000;

(c) a direction be issued to the respondents No.1 to 5 and 7 and 8 not to proceed to further demolish the building H.No.177 Sarafa Ward, Jabalpur. They be also directed not to obstruct further construction as per the plan sanctioned vide order dated 8.5.2000 Annexure P-2;

(d) a direction be further issued to the Municipal Corporation/Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur to consider the petitioners’ offer to compound in terms of section 308A of the M.P. Municipal Corporation Act, 1956, if any construction is found not in accordance with the permission granted;

(e) a direction be issued against the respondents 7 and 8 to compensate the petitioners for damage to the building (the petitioners’ estimate of damage being Rs.10,00,000/- Rs. Ten lacs (sic) and to reimburse the Municipal Corporation for the amount paid by it to the injured as compensation for the injuries sustained;

(f) a direction be issued to be competent disciplinary authorities of the State/Municipal Corporation to proceed to take disciplinary action against respondents 7 and 8 and to punish them according to law, if found guilty;

(g) any other relief and costs of this petition be awarded to the petitioners.

2. As per the case of the petitioners, after obtaining requisite permission from the Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur and its functionaries they raised necessary construction. However, a notice under section 307(2) of the M.P. Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (in short “Act of 1956”) dated 11.8.2000 (Annexure P-4) was issued by respondent No.4 City Engineer, Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur to the first petitioner Prakash Chand Agarwal that he has raised construction contrary to the approved plan and directed to submit reply as to why illegal construction may not be dismantled. In pursuance to the aforesaid notice which was received by first petitioner on 11.8.2000 (Annexure P-4), a written reply was submitted by him on 14.8.2000 i.e. within three days and same was also received on the same day by the office of respondent No.4. Despite the reply of show cause notice was given by the first petitioner, another notice was issued to him by the respondent No.4-City Engineer, Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur on 16.8.2000 (Annexure P-6) stating therein that despite notice under section 307(2) of the Act of 1956 was served upon him he did not file any reply and therefore he was directed to submit the relevant document within 24 hours failing which it was stipulated in the said notice that at any moment, the Dafai Squad of Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur would come and dismantle the illegal construction. Against first petitioner submitted his reply (Annexure P-7) and submitted that earlier on 14.8.2000 the reply was submitted and it is incorrect to say that no reply was submitted by him. The copy of earlier reply dated 14.8.2000 along with copy of sanctioned map was also submitted with the reply (Annexure P-7). Thereafter it appears that on 17.8.2000 (wrongly typed 17.2.2000) an application (Annexure P-8) was submitted by the petitioner to the Mayor stating therein that despite he submitted reply without hearing him, the Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur is dismantling the structure and construction raised by the first petitioner which he constructed according to sanctioned map. Vide Annexure P-9 on 19.8.2000 a report was also submitted to the Station House Officer, Police Station Kotwali, Jabalpur praying to take appropriate action. Thereafter a portion of building of petitioners was pulled down and dismantled. Hence, this p