HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR PETITIONERS ». Writ Petition (Cl No. 4421 <rf 2007 1. M.A. Shafique Ahmad, Aged abeut 43 years, S/o. Abdu! Wahrt, R!oJ Rafatalab, Raipur, ShopNo.1,2&3. 2. M.S. Rafique Wimad, agad about 42 years, S/o. Abdul Wahid, R/o. Rajatalab, Raipur, Shop No. 4 & 5. 3. M. Ashfaque, aged about 40 years, S/o. Abdul Wahid, R/o. Indravati Cotony, Raipur, Shop No. 6 & 7. 4. Mohammad Ali, aged about 49 years, S/o. Subhan Ali, R/o. Raipur, Shop No.8. 5. Sanjay Upveja, aged aboiA 35 years, S/o. P.L. Upveja, R/o. Raipur, Shop No.9. 8. Aarif Manjur Khan, aged about 31 ^ars, S/o. Sattar Khan, R/o. Nayapara, Ratpur, Shop No. 10. 7. Amarj'rt Chhabra, aged about 48 years, S/o. Pyare Lal Chhabra, R/o. Raipur, Shop No.11. 8. Pramod Singh, aged about 45 years, S/o. Shri Bhagat Singh, R/o. Shivnagar Handipara, Raipur, Shop No.12. 9. Mohan Singh, aged about 39 years, S/o. Shri Manohar Singh, R/o. Shivnagar, Handipara, Raipur,ShopNo.13. 10. Ajay Pratap Sir^h, ^ed about 50 years, S/o. Shri Bhanu Pratap Sir^h, R/o. Motibagh, Ra'pur, Shop No.14. 11. Ganpati Shastri, aged about 52 years, s/o. S. Vsnkatram, R/o. Katora Talab, Raipur, Shop No.15. 12. K.K. Chaudhari, aged abott 45 years, S/o. H.S. Chaudhari, R/o. Budhapara, Raipur, ShopNo.16&17. 13. AnandSahu, aged about 32 years, Ste. airi Bharat La! Sahu, R/o. Fulchawk, Raipur, Shop No. 18. 14. V'dya Dongre, aged about 36 years, S/o. Hariram Dongre, R/o. Raipur, Shop No.18. 15. Santosh Kumar Sahu, aged about 22 yeare, Slo. Shri Bharat Lal Sahu, R/o. Futehm?k, Raipur, Shop No.22. 16. Mohammad Rais, aged about 3&years, S/o. Masit UIIa, R/o. Maudhapara, Raipur. Shop No.23. 17. Kama! Kishore Rawat, aged about 33 yeare, S/o. Gore Rawat, R/o. Bajrang Nagar, Raipur, Shop No.24. 18. S.L. Gurjar, aged about 32 years, S/o. Shri Mangi Laiji Gurjar, R/'o. Shivnagar, Raipur, ShopNo.25&26. ^ \a."% '"s;13 .fc' 5-. RESPONDENTS Versus 1. Stat®of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Urban Administration & Development, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur. 2. Munici(»l Corporation, Raipur, thrwgh the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation. 3. The Revenue Oflfeer, Municipal Corporation, Raipur (CG). (Writ Petition under Articie 226 of the Constttution of India) SB: Hon'ble Mr. Satish K. Agnihotri, 4. Present: Mr. Gautam Bhaduri, counsel for the petltionere. Mr. Vinay Hant, Deputy Advocate General for the respondent No-1/State. Mr. H.B. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Rinki Tamrakar, counse! for ths Munictpa! Corporation/respondents No. 2 and 3. ORAL ORDER (Passedon thisS' dayofSeptember, 2008) Mr. Bhaduri, tearned counsei appearing for th®petitioners subnaits ttisrt the respondente No.2 and 3/Munteipal Corporation without affording an opportuntty of hearing to the petitioners has taken extreme steps for demolishing the shops on the ground that ttie said shops are requiped for widening ofthe roads. 2) IVIr. Agrawal, learned Sr. counsel asslsUng witti Ms. Tarerakar, counsel for the respondents No. 2 and 3/Municipai Corpwation submtts that the Municipal Corporadon shall not take any action wlthout Issuing proper show cause notice and affording an opportunity of hearihg before removing Uie petitioners' shops and rehabilitating thereof. 3) ln view of fair and categorical submission made by Mr. Agrawal, iearned counsel for the Munidpat Corporation, according to Mr. Bhadun, iearned counsel appearing for the petitioners, nothing survh/es in this martter. ^^•"^-^A?7^ ^y' _&''"^- ,^r^'% ^ ^SQh " "^ '%-^ ^ w^^'" .^y -:!»s^r.^'e' % 4) Mr. Harit leamed Oeputy Advocate Gsneral appesa'ing for ttie State submits that the submission af tearned counsel tor Municipal CorporaUon b fiair and in accordance with law. 5) In view of foregoing, this petition is disposed <tf. It is ordered that no removal shall take place before affording an onxrtunity of hearing to the petitioners. , —— g^. , : Satish KAgnihotri Juclge Raju