HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR SmaieBench: • Hon'bleShri S.R.NAYAK PETITIONERS RESPONDENTS Writ Petition No. 6134 OF 2008 1. Chetan Das, 5/o Late Nandumal Aged about 80 years, R/o Torwa Basti, Ward no. 36, House no. 258, Bilaspur (C.G.) 2. Mohamad Aarif, S/o Late Haji Mohamad Yunus, aged about 42 years, R/o C.P. Klrana Stores, D-71, Jona-2, Vyapar Vihar, Bilaspur (C.G.) 3. Amit Kumar Nebhani, S/o Jassumal Nebhani, aged about 24 years, R/o Meera AQency, F-44. Jone-2, Vyapar Vihar, Bilaspur (C.G.) 1 4. Meera Devi,W/o Jassumal Nebhani, Aged about 60 years, R/o — Omprakash Jassumal, D-88, Jone-2, VyaparVihar, Bilaspur(C.G.) Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh Through its Secretary Department of Housing and Environment Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur(C.G.) 2. Municipal Corporation, Through its Commissioner Bilaspur (C.G.) Present: Mr. R, Pradhan, learnedcounsel fortheappellants. Mr. Yashwant Singh, learned Govt. Adv., for Uie Slate. Mr.A.S. Kachhawaha, learned counsei for respondentno.2. ORALORDER , (Passedon 2"° December, 2005) !n this writ petition the noticeissued by ttjie Bilaspur \ Municipal Corporation for demolition ofthe subject property^Ftlieallegecl j ; violattoh of the mandatory provisions of Section 293 6f the ©lihattisgaHjssSjjj ^:S:SBBMU)KIIII a ir'fjef1' ^ Municipal Corporation Act, 1956' is assaiied on the ground that the impugned action was not preceded by any notice to the petitioners and therefore, it is violative of principles of natural justice. It appearsthatthe impugned order was not preceded by any prior notice calling upon the petitioners to show cause. Therefore, Ithinkthalit is just andfair thatthe Municipal Corporation should give some reasohable opportunity to the petitioners to have their say in the matter before it takes any coareive step against the petitioners. (2) In-thatview of the matteri 1 directthat the impugned notic& should be treated as show cause notice issued to the petitioners. The petitioners are granted a week's time from today to submit their replies to the show cause notice. On receipt of thereplies, the Municipal Corporation shall constder the same and tato appropriate steps in accordance wlth law. The writ petltion Is dlsposed of In the above terms. There is no order as tocosts. 1 " Sd/- ^l. ChiefJustice