Bengaluru, Jan. 8 -- The Karnataka high court on Wednesday asked the state government to file a detailed response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against a recent demolition drive in Bengaluru, with affected residents alleging that around 300 houses were razed last month without prior notice.

A bench of chief justice Vibhu Bakhru and justice CM Pooncha, however, refused to grant any interim relief after the state submitted that it has identified three locations for the temporary rehabilitation of the displaced residents and that food, water, and medical facilities were being provided to those affected by the demolition drive. Taking the submission on record, the bench posted the matter for further hearing on January 22.

The PIL, f...