YADUNATH DUTTA Vs. BHAR STATE HOSING BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Mr. A.K. Sinha, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners, Mrs. I Sen Choudhary, learned counsel appearing for the respondent - Housing Board and Mr. A.K. Sahani, learned counsel for the respondent No. 5.

(2.) IN this writ application the petitioners have prayed for quashing the order as contained in memo No. 307 dated 30.3.2000, by which respondent No. 4, Sub -Divisional Officer, Bermo issued the order for eviction of flats/houses and also for quashing the notice dated 7.4.2000 published in the newspaper by which petitioners alongwith others have been directed to vacate the quarters by 22.4.2000.

(3.) A counter -affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent -Housing Board. The respondents case is that petitioners are in unauthorised occupation of the quarters owned by the Board and they were directed to vacate the quarters by their employer I.E.L. as soon as they retired under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme. The employer of the petitioners I.E.L. surrendered the quarters to the Housing Board by letter dated 21.7.1999 including all these quarters which are illegally occupied by the petitioners. It is stated that the respondent -Board is suffering huge loss because of the houses/quarters were given to the employer on a very low rent which was not even enough for maintenance of the colony.