Khori Gaon Evictions : Can Aadhaar Card Be Used To Seek Rehabilitation? Supreme Court Asks Faridabad Corporation
Live LawThe Supreme Court on Monday asked the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad to consider whether Aadhar card could be included in the eligibility criteria for identification of persons eligible to apply for rehabilitation in relation to the demolition of 10,000 houses that have been planned by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad at Khori Gaon in Faridabad, Haryana.A Bench comprising Justice. The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad to consider whether Aadhar card could be included in the eligibility criteria for identification of persons eligible to apply for rehabilitation in relation to the demolition of 10,000 houses that have been planned by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad at Khori Gaon in Faridabad, Haryana. During the hearing today, Senior Advocate Arun Bhardwaj appearing for Municipal Corporation of Faridabad addressed the query raised by the Bench on last occasion, as to whether the applicants will be permitted to establish their identities as residents of the demolished premises according to the eligibility criteria in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and not keep the eligibility criteria limited to one under the rehabilitation scheme. The Bench also asked the Corporation to consider preparing a draft that could be signed by each applicant to ensure no other occupant in that premises belonging to him or related to him, or was allowed occupy that premises by him is claiming rehabilitation In the first week of August, the Apex Court had asked the State of Haryana to expedite the consideration of the draft policy of rehabilitation submitted by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad with respect to the demolitions carried out in the Khori Gaon forest land, and take a final decision preferably before August 25th.