Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand HC Direction For Haldwani Evictions; Says "50,000 People Can't Be Uprooted In 7 Days"
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand HC Direction For Haldwani Evictions; Says "50,000 People Can't Be Uprooted In 7 Days"

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the order of the Uttarakhand High Court for the removal of occupants in lands claimed by railways in Haldwani, based on which the authorities issued eviction notices to over 4000 families, who claim that they have been residing in the area for years based on valid documents recognized by the government authorities.Taking exception to the High Court. The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the order of the Uttarakhand High Court for the removal of occupants in lands claimed by railways in Haldwani, based on which the authorities issued eviction notices to over 4000 families, who claim that they have been residing in the area for years based on valid documents recognized by the government authorities. Taking exception to the High Court direction to remove the occupants in seven days, the Supreme Court observed "there cannot be uprooting of 50,000 people in 7 days". #Haldwani Evictions : Supreme Court bench comprising Justices SK Kaul and AS Oka to hear today petitions challenging the Uttarakhand High Court order which directed evictions of structures in railway land in Haldwani, affecting nearly 4000 families.#SupremeCourtOfIndia pic.twitter.com/91P4dNSTLW — Live Law January 5, 2023

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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024

Live Law  

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SC gives Uttarakhand govt. two months to finalise rehabilitation scheme for families facing Railway eviction in Haldwani
3 months, 1 week ago

SC gives Uttarakhand govt. two months to finalise rehabilitation scheme for families facing Railway eviction in Haldwani

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Uttarakhand government two months to finalise a rehabilitation scheme for families facing eviction by the Railways in Haldwani. A Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, in a hearing on July 24, asked the Uttarakhand Chief Secretary to meet with the Railway authorities and the Ministry of Urban Affairs to iron out a “fair …

DM Can Order Eviction Of Trespassers Upon Senior Citizen's Application Seeking Protection Of Life & Property: Uttarakhand High Court
4 months, 2 weeks ago

DM Can Order Eviction Of Trespassers Upon Senior Citizen's Application Seeking Protection Of Life & Property: Uttarakhand High Court

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday observed that an application seeking eviction of the trespasser interfering in the peaceful possession of the senior citizen would be maintainable before the District Magistrates of Uttarakhand under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007.Though the Act does not permit the senior citizen to file. The Uttarakhand High Court on …

Supreme Court urges a balance between railway needs in Haldwani and right to shelter of ‘encroacher’ families
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court urges a balance between railway needs in Haldwani and right to shelter of ‘encroacher’ families

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 24 urged a balance to be struck between railway infrastructure development at Haldwani, considered to be the doorway to the hills in Uttarakhand, and the fundamental right to shelter of nearly 50,000 people accused of illegally living on railway land. The hearing was based on an application filed by the railways, represented by Additional Solicitor …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (20 May-25 May, 2024)
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (20 May-25 May, 2024)

Live Law  

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SC stays Uttarakhand HC order on shifting court premises out of Nainital
6 months, 4 weeks ago

SC stays Uttarakhand HC order on shifting court premises out of Nainital

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on May 24 stayed an order of the Uttarakhand High Court to shift the court premises out of tourist hotspot Nainital. Narasimha froze a May 8 order of the High Court directing the State government to find a suitable site outside Nainital where it could be relocated. The order came on a petition filed by the Uttarakhand …

Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand High Court's Order For Its Relocation Out Of Nainital
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand High Court's Order For Its Relocation Out Of Nainital

Live Law  

The Supreme Court stayed the Uttarakhand High Court's order asking the State government to find a suitable place to shift its premises out of Nainital. At the outset of today's hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the State Government, submitted that the High Court's order is a kind of referendum. Luthra also requested the court “let this not operate …

Uttarakhand High court asks govt to find suitable site for its relocation out of Nainital
7 months, 1 week ago

Uttarakhand High court asks govt to find suitable site for its relocation out of Nainital

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to find within a month a suitable place to shift its premises out of Nainital saying its relocation is in larger public interest. "Considering the larger public interest, it is necessary to shift the High Court from Nainital," a division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Ritu Bahri and …

Supreme Court Upholds Lucknow-Akbarnagar Demolition Drive, Prevents Eviction Of Dwellers Before Giving Alternative Accommodation
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Upholds Lucknow-Akbarnagar Demolition Drive, Prevents Eviction Of Dwellers Before Giving Alternative Accommodation

Live Law  

While upholding the demolition drive of the Lucknow Development Authority against unauthorized constructions in the Akbarnagar area of Lucknow city, the Supreme Court on Friday clarified that no slum dweller should be evicted without being given alternative accommodation.The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta upheld the Allahabad High Court's observations. While upholding the demolition drive of the Lucknow …

Respond to plea against law for 30% job quota for Uttarakhand women: HC to govt
1 year, 2 months ago

Respond to plea against law for 30% job quota for Uttarakhand women: HC to govt

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday told the state government to file its affidavit on a plea challenging the legislation that provides 30% reservation in state government jobs to women domiciled in the state. The Uttarakhand high court last year stayed a 2006 government order that introduced reservation for women domiciled in the state A bench of justices Manoj …

2021 Assam Evictions | Supreme Refuses To Entertain Opposition Leader's Plea Against Demolitions; Directs For Rehabilitation Measures
1 year, 4 months ago

2021 Assam Evictions | Supreme Refuses To Entertain Opposition Leader's Plea Against Demolitions; Directs For Rehabilitation Measures

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by the leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, against the Assam Government's "forced eviction drive" which took place in the Darrang District of the State of Assam from September 21-23, 2021. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, Justice Manoj Misra noted that since …

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up (24th April to 30th April 2023)
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up (24th April to 30th April 2023)

Live Law  

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Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need for laws
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need for laws

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 24, 2023 14:49 IST On January 5 last month, the Supreme Court stayed the forcible eviction of over 4,000 families, mostly Muslims, from Haldwani in Uttarakhand for purportedly occupying land belonging to the Railways. “Not only will this help settle the present confusion about the state of the law, but it would also deal with the recent …

A timely halt: The Hindu Editorial on the Haldwani eviction issue
1 year, 11 months ago

A timely halt: The Hindu Editorial on the Haldwani eviction issue

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s timely intervention has halted the forcible eviction of some 50,000 people from Haldwani in Uttarakhand, where the occupants are accused of squatting on railway property for decades. The Uttarakhand High Court had taken a tough stand against the residents, and passed a slew of directions that would have entailed their eviction within a week, backed by force, …

Haldwani case: SC ruling is laudable
1 year, 11 months ago

Haldwani case: SC ruling is laudable

Hindustan Times  

On January 4, the Supreme Court heard an important case regarding the imminent eviction of 4,000 families from a place called Gaffur Basti, in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani town. During the hearing, and in its order, the SC made two crucial observations: First, that an eviction — that would effectively render people homeless — could not be carried out without first determining …

Haldwani Dispute: Railways or Locals, Who Does Land Belong To? History May Help
1 year, 11 months ago

Haldwani Dispute: Railways or Locals, Who Does Land Belong To? History May Help

The Quint  

In a relief to thousands of residents who were staring at the prospect of being rendered homeless, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday, 5 January, put a stay on the eviction drive on alleged railway land in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani. In a strongly-worded order, the apex court said, “There cannot be uprooting of 50,000 people overnight. It’s a human issue, …

Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura residents welcome SC stay on demolition of their homes
1 year, 11 months ago

Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura residents welcome SC stay on demolition of their homes

The Hindu  

People facing the demolition of their homes in Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura expressed relief on Thursday as the Supreme Court stayed an Uttarakhand High Court order to remove encroachments from 29 acres of railway land. Earlier, local residents sat on a dharna in front of a mosque here, offering prayers ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on their plea challenging the High …

Uttarakhand residents break into celebration as SC orders stay on eviction
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand residents break into celebration as SC orders stay on eviction

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court’s Thursday order staying the proposed eviction on the ‘encroached’ railway land in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani has brought relief to the residents of Banbhulpura as they broke into celebrations after weeks of tension and anxiety. Nazreen, a resident of lane number 18 in Banbhulpura, said, “We had fixed our son’s marriage, much before the high court order, for February …

SC stays Haldwani eviction, asks for workable arrangement
1 year, 11 months ago

SC stays Haldwani eviction, asks for workable arrangement

Op India  

The Supreme Court Wednesday put a stay on the matter of the removal of encroachment from Indian Railways land in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, saying that a workable arrangement has to be devised. Staying the Uttarakhand High Court order to evict more than 4000 families who are illegally encroaching on railway land, the apex court bench comprising Justices SK Kaul and AS …

SC stays U’khand HC’s decision on eviction order in Haldwani
1 year, 11 months ago

SC stays U’khand HC’s decision on eviction order in Haldwani

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on 5 January has stayed the Uttarakhand High Court's decision directing authorities to remove encroachments from railway land in Uttarakhand's Haldwani. The apex court issued notices to the Railways and the state government seeking their responses on a batch of pleas challenging the high court order for removal of encroachments from railway land in Haldwani's Banbhoolpura area. …

Supreme Court thwarts eviction from Railway land in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court thwarts eviction from Railway land in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a December 20 direction of the Uttarakhand High Court to the Indian Railways and the district administration to use paramilitary forces to evict thousands of poor families occupying railway land in Haldwani district within a week. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A.S. Oka remarked that some of these people have been …

SC Stays HC Order On Haldwani Eviction, Issues Notice To U'Khand Govt, Railways
1 year, 11 months ago

SC Stays HC Order On Haldwani Eviction, Issues Notice To U'Khand Govt, Railways

ABP News  

Haldwani Encroachment Case: The Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand High Court's order directing the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in Haldwani saying that "50,000 people can’t be uprooted overnight". The apex court also issued notice to the Uttarakhand government and Indian Railways on the pleas challenging Uttarakhand High Court’s decision ordering the State authorities to remove …

'50,000 People Can't be Uprooted Overnight': SC Stays Uttarakhand HC's Haldwani Eviction Order
1 year, 11 months ago

'50,000 People Can't be Uprooted Overnight': SC Stays Uttarakhand HC's Haldwani Eviction Order

News 18  

The Supreme Court while hearing the plea challenging the Uttarakhand High Court’s plea directing the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in Haldwani on Thursday has decided to put a stay on the high court’s order citing that 50,000 people cannot be uprooted overnight. In 2013, a public interest litigation was filed in the High Court of …

Key observations from the Supreme Court order on the Haldwani encroachment case
1 year, 11 months ago

Key observations from the Supreme Court order on the Haldwani encroachment case

India Today  

While putting a stay on the Uttarakhand High Court’s orders for demolition of the alleged encroachments on railway land in Haldwani district of the state, the Supreme Court on Thursday made several important observations on the issue. The top court agreed that the railways have a right to reclaim their land but, at the same time, 50,000 people cannot be …

Haldwani eviction stayed, Supreme Court says 50,000 people can't be uprooted overnight
1 year, 11 months ago

Haldwani eviction stayed, Supreme Court says 50,000 people can't be uprooted overnight

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court’s decision ordering authorities to remove encroachments from railway land in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani. Stressing on the human aspect of the case at hand, the Supreme Court said a solution needs to be worked out keeping in view the people who face eviction from allegedly encroached railway land in Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura area. …

India top court stays demolition of over 4,000 homes in Haldwani
1 year, 11 months ago

India top court stays demolition of over 4,000 homes in Haldwani

Al Jazeera  

More than 50,000 people, most of them Muslims, faced the demolition of their homes which allegedly encroached on railway land. On December 20, an order passed by the high court of the northern state declared 4,365 houses adjacent to the railway line in Haldwani’s Banbhulpura colony “illegal” and therefore to be demolished. Rights activist Shadab Alam, also a resident of …

SC To Hear Plea Against HC Order On Haldwani Eviction Tomorrow As Thousands Fear Homelessness
1 year, 11 months ago

SC To Hear Plea Against HC Order On Haldwani Eviction Tomorrow As Thousands Fear Homelessness

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging the Uttarakhand High Court's order directing the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in Haldwani on Thursday. The Uttarakhand High Court on December 20 ordered the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in the town's Banbhoolpura area after giving a one week advance notice …

Supreme Court to hear pleas against Uttarakhand HC's Haldwani eviction order today
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court to hear pleas against Uttarakhand HC's Haldwani eviction order today

India Today  

The Supreme Court is likely to hear a batch of petitions on Thursday that challenge the Uttarakhand High Court order based on which evictions were to be carried out on 29 acres of railway land in Haldwani. On December 20, Uttarakhand High Court ordered the removal of encroachments from the railway land in the Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani after giving …

Supreme Court to hear petition filed by against eviction notice by Railways to residents in Haldwani
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court to hear petition filed by against eviction notice by Railways to residents in Haldwani

The Hindu  

Sharafat Khan, resident of a locality in Haldwani town of Uttarakhand, and 10 others have filed a petition in Supreme Court demanding immediate intervention on eviction notices served to over 4,000 families by the Indian Railways. It also has eight mosques, two government inter-colleges, two primary schools, one junior high school, half a dozen private schools, one primary hospital, a …

U’khand: Haldwani encroachers protest against court’s eviction order, offer namaz on streets
1 year, 11 months ago

U’khand: Haldwani encroachers protest against court’s eviction order, offer namaz on streets

Op India  

On Saturday, thousands of Muslim residents in Haldwani staged a protest on December 28 against the clearance of illegal encroachments on railway land in accordance with a High Court ruling. One such video of the said protest was shared by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who alleged that the government’s move would render around 4,500 families, who have illegally encroached …

Decided To Abolish Revenue Police System, Uttarakhand Govt Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Decided To Abolish Revenue Police System, Uttarakhand Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court closed a special leave petition filed by the State of Uttarakhand challenging the Uttarakhand High Court direction to abolish 'Revenue Police System'.This is after the Court noticed that the State Cabinet decided to accept the decision of the High Court and to take appropriate steps to implement said directions.In hilly parts of the State, the civil officials …

Uttarakhand High Court Continues Stay On Tree Felling In Sahastradhara
2 years, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand High Court Continues Stay On Tree Felling In Sahastradhara

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court has extended the stay on the proposal to cut thousands of trees to widen the road connecting an important tourist destination in Uttarakhand, Sahastradhara. Mr. Abhijay Negi, counsel for the petitioner had raised objections to the proposed felling of eucalyptus trees, relying on a report which stated such trees to be good for the ecology, having …

Supreme Court Asks Railways To Explain Contrary Positions Taken In Different Cases On Rehabilitation Policy For Slum Dwellers
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Asks Railways To Explain Contrary Positions Taken In Different Cases On Rehabilitation Policy For Slum Dwellers

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today pulled the Ministry of Railway for taking contradictory stands before different forums including the Top Court with regards to its Rehabilitation Policy for evicted slum dwellers.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar directed the Secretary, Ministry of Railways to explain the conflicting position taken before different forums including. The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar …

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 409 To LL 2021 SC 524]
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 409 To LL 2021 SC 524]

Live Law  

Principle Of Equal Pay For Equal Work Cannot Be Applied Merely On Basis Of DesignationThe Supreme Court has observed that the principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be applied merely on basis of designation. "We find that reinstatement cannot be automatic, and the transgression of Section 25F being established, suitable compensation would be the appropriate remedy", the bench …

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [April 5 To April 11, 2021]
3 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [April 5 To April 11, 2021]

Live Law  

IMPORTANT JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Petition Styled As One Under Article 226 Would Not Bar High Court To Exercise Its Jurisdiction Which Otherwise It Possesses: Supreme CourtCase: Kiran Devi Vs. Bihar State Sunni Wakf Board Citation: LL 2021 SC 195The bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer and Hemant Gupta observed that a petition styled as one under Article. Petition …

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