"It was noticed that most of the flood-hit families are residing in tented accomodation. It shall not be feasible in view of the severe cold during the nights which is to get intensified day by day," a division bench of the court comprising justices Mohammad Yaqoob Mir and Muzaffar Hussain Attar said in the order.
The bench, hearing a public interest litigation (PIL), directed the state to rehabilitate the homeless flood victims "in a manner so as to protect them against the vagaries of weather and the hardships of coming winter season".