https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311815 A demolition order issued under Section 269 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act was invalid because the mandatory safeguard of prior notice and a reasonable opportunity to show cause was not followed. The notices were served in the name of a deceased person, did not properly identify or describe the property, and in substance operated as a final demolition order without a hearing, making the action arbitrary and illegal. The Court also held that only the unauthorised portion of the construction, if any, could be questioned where part of the work was covered by a sanctioned plan, so restoration of the sanctioned construction was justified while the remainder of the demolition action was not sustained. en-us Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311815 A demolition order issued under Section 269 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act was invalid because the mandatory safeguard of prior notice and a reasonable opportunity to show cause was not followed. The notices were served in the name of a deceased person, did not properly identify or describe the property, and in substance operated as a final demolition order without a hearing, making the action arbitrary and illegal. The Court also held that only the unauthorised portion of the construction, if any, could be questioned where part of the work was covered by a sanctioned plan, so restoration of the sanctioned construction was justified while the remainder of the demolition action was not sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311815