HC cannot be approached for protecting illegal occupation or unauthorised construction

Kamal Dev Vs State of H.P. & Ors. (Himachal Pradesh High Court) Himachal Pradesh High Court held that this court cannot be approached for protecting either the illegal occupation or unauthorized construction. Unauthorized construction, if it is illegal cannot be compounded and has to be demolished. Facts- The petitioner admitted that he had encroached upon the forest land in Shimla town itself and had been served with a notice of eviction dated 18.11.2020. The sole ground on which the petitioner claims a right to squat over the municipal land is that he has been paying the property tax to ...