WA 335/2007 BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.MADAN B.LOKUR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE U.B. SAHA The appellants are aggrieved by an order dated 20.8.2007 passed by the l earned Single Judge in WP(C) 4195/2007. The appellants are alleged to be encroachers on government land. Althoug h there are as many as 67 families, we have been taken through one show cause no tice which we are told is similar to the show cause notices issued to all other appellants. The show cause notice is dated 19th July, 2007 by which the appellan ts have been called upon to vacate the land in their possession within fifteen d ays. However, an opportunity has been given to the appellants to produce any doc ument/certificate to show that they are in lawful possession of the land in thei r occupation. In response to the show cause notice, the appellants have filed a reply dated 13 th August, 2007. Fearing immediate eviction, notwithstanding their reply to the show cause notice , the appellants preferred a writ petition which came to be dismissed by the lea rned Single Judge and that is why the appellants are now before us. The learned Single Judge has recorded that learned counsel for the appellants/wr it petitioners was repeatedly asked to spell out/ indicate the right of the peti tioners, if any, over the land but no such material was forthcoming. However, as we have noted above, the appellants have filed a reply to the show c ause notice stating their case and whether their case is required to be accepted or not is a different matter altogether. The fact remains that the appellants h ave filed a response and the respondents have not yet taken a decision on the sh ow cause notice sent to them on 19th July, 2007. At this stage, learned counsel for the parties are agreed that it would be in th e fitness of things if a hearing is given to the appellants within fifteen days from today and a final decision is taken on the right, if any, of the appellants within fifteen days thereafter. In other words, the entire process should be co mpleted within one month from today and in any case on or before 31st October, 2 010. In the circumstances, nothing further survives in this writ appeal and it is acc ordingly disposed of. Needless to say, that the appellants be given a personal hearing in the matter, through an authorized representative. A copy of this order may be given to learned counsel for the parties.