Overview
- The High Court said eviction orders issued in 2012 had attained finality, so the issue could not be reopened.
- Occupants were granted time to vacate the Sector 29-B quarters by March 31, 2026, with the court calling immediate eviction unjust and harsh.
- The Chandigarh Administration was directed to consider rehabilitation measures and, if needed, to frame a formal policy.
- About 60 government quarters were allotted in 1983–84 at Jammu & Kashmir’s request as temporary night shelters for seasonal labourers.
- Petitioners argued eviction without alternatives threatened their livelihood, while authorities maintained the housing was temporary and conferred no right to stay.