Chandigarh, Nov. 17 -- A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana high court on Sunday heard a petition filed by Commando Caterers, Sector 35 seeking to stall the demolition drive, initiated pursuant to an order passed by the Estate Office, Chandigarh, on November 10.

The bench comprising justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and justice Rohit Kapoor was apprised by the petitioner that the order requiring Commando Caterers to demolish the structure within seven days, had been pasted on the premises late on November 14. However, without complying with the terms of that order and without giving the statutory 30 days for filing an appeal, demolition orders were passed by the concerned executive magistrate on November 15, within 24 hours of the initi...