A bench of justices J S Kehar and C Nagappan also issued notice to the Pachmarhi Cantonment Board on a plea filed by Sunil Shrives on behalf of residents whose houses were to be demolished after their eviction in pursuance of an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The court, after granting interim relief, ordered tagging of the petition with similar other pleas pending with it.
"Alternative rehabilitation of the petitioners is not being considered by the cantonment board as is evident from the fact that it has issued the eviction/demolition notice to hundred of persons and are also in the process of orally informing the applicants regarding eviction and demolition of structures," the petition said.
It said, "Around 1500 families are likely to be affected by the demolition....Approximately 1000 families are living below poverty line in and around Pachmarhi area of district Hoshangabad."
The plea was filed in the apex court against the high court's January 7 interim order asking the state government to provide help to the cantonment board in removing encroachments.