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Bombay High Court rejects UAE firm Seclink's plea against Dharavi project tender to Adani
3 days, 14 hours ago

Bombay High Court rejects UAE firm Seclink's plea against Dharavi project tender to Adani

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed the plea of UAE-based infrastructure company Seclink Technology Corporation challenging the awarding of the Rs 5,000-crore Dharavi redevelopment project to the Adani Group. A bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar upheld the Maharashtra government's decision to award the project to Adani, stating that STC’s petition lacked merit and substance. …

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Railways may lease out land to real estate developers in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Railways may lease out land to real estate developers in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

India’s largest landowner, the Indian Railways, has identified 341.93 hectares of prime land across the country which will be given out to private developers on a 90-year-lease, and from which the railways hopes to generate ₹5000 crore. In Mumbai, the railways are looking to hive off 110.46 hectares at Grant Road, Tardeo, Parel, Bandra east and west, Carnac Bunder among …

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MHADA gets back ₹500 crore given for railway land to develop Dharavi Project
1 year, 1 month ago

MHADA gets back ₹500 crore given for railway land to develop Dharavi Project

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority on Friday received ₹500 crore for the acquisition of railway land for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. MHADA on Friday got back ₹500 crore given for the railway land development. “It was decided that once the developer is appointed for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project the money taken from MHADA will be given back …

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Bengaluru to get suburban rail corridor-2 in just over two years, says Karnataka minister MB Patil
1 year, 4 months ago

Bengaluru to get suburban rail corridor-2 in just over two years, says Karnataka minister MB Patil

Hindustan Times  

In good news for frequent commuters, Bengaluru city is expected to get the second corridor of the long impending suburban rail project ready in just over two years, according to Karnataka Minister for Infrastructure Development MB Patil. The Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project needs 157 acres of railway land and officials are working on acquiring the same. In total, the Bengaluru …

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Railways issue notice to religious places in Delhi over ‘encroachments’ on its land
1 year, 5 months ago

Railways issue notice to religious places in Delhi over ‘encroachments’ on its land

Hindustan Times  

Northern Railway on Saturday said that it has issued a notice calling for removal of “encroachments” on its land, including religious structures, officials aware of the matter said, even as they pointed out that the notice was part of a routine exercise undertaken to remove unauthorised structures on its property. Watch | Drunk man drives car onto railway track in …

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‘Jhuggis’, Compensation, Religious Structures: A Look at Railway Land Encroachment Cases in India
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Jhuggis’, Compensation, Religious Structures: A Look at Railway Land Encroachment Cases in India

News 18  

The Indian Railways claims to have 29 acres of land under encroachment in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, where close to 50,000 people were directed to be “removed” by the high court. Here are some other cases from recent times, which show how illegal occupation is a multipronged issue in India where the sight of slums, or jhuggis’, along railway tracks is common: …

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The long tussle over homes by the railway tracks in Haldwani
1 year, 11 months ago

The long tussle over homes by the railway tracks in Haldwani

Hindustan Times  

After more than two weeks on the streets, full of protest, tears, close to 50,000 people in Banbhoolpura in Haldwani turned to celebrations and relief on Thursday after the Supreme Court of India stayed a Uttarakhand high court order that ordered the demolition of 4,365 homes which the Railways alleges are illegal encroachments. After the attempts to remove parts of …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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'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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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BMC, Railways officials inspect Ram Mandir Road after HT report
2 years, 3 months ago

BMC, Railways officials inspect Ram Mandir Road after HT report

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Following a Hindustan Times report on the plight of citizens forced to traverse the 200-metre pothole-filled stretch outside Ram Mandir railway station, whose maintenance was under a cloud with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Western Railway passing the buck to each other, officials from both agencies visited the site on Wednesday and conducted a joint inspection. The civic body …

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DC Edit | Tapping railway land potential
2 years, 3 months ago

DC Edit | Tapping railway land potential

Deccan Chronicle  

The Narendra Modi government’s decision to revise the long-term leasing policy for railway land will go a long way to realise the untapped potential of vast tracts of unused land. The new policy reduces the lease fee for railway land used for cargo-related activities to 1.5 per cent of the market value of land per annum from the present six …

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Centre Says K-Rail SilverLine Not Yet Sanctioned, State Informs Kerala High Court Project Has In-Principle Permission
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre Says K-Rail SilverLine Not Yet Sanctioned, State Informs Kerala High Court Project Has In-Principle Permission

Live Law  

The Railway Board on Thursday informed the Kerala High Court that sufficient details of the technical feasibility of the K-Rail Silverline were not available in the detailed project report submitted by the State Railway Development Corporation Ltd.Justice Devan Ramachandran was also informed that the Railways had not concurred with the social impact assessment study. The Railway Board on Thursday informed …

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Railway awaits GVMC\'s file for land for SCoR headquarters in Vizag
2 years, 8 months ago

Railway awaits GVMC\'s file for land for SCoR headquarters in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

Vishakhapatanam: At a time the railway ministry is stating that it will create a new zone, South Coast Railway, with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters, officials are facing trouble in arranging land for the creation of the headquarters. We gave the land, but the GVMC did not officially transfer the 52.22 acres of land as per the agreement," a railway source …

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70 acres of railway land under encroachment
2 years, 10 months ago

70 acres of railway land under encroachment

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Nearly 70 acres of railway land under the city-based Waltair railway division is said to be currently under encroachment, information obtained by Deccan Chronicle shows. Of them, about 10 railway personnel in the city leased their allotted houses to others for rents ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 per month. “A railway employee may get eight to 12 …

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Local Authority Must Take Responsibility For Allowing Slum Encroachments In Railway Land : Supreme Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Local Authority Must Take Responsibility For Allowing Slum Encroachments In Railway Land : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday orally remarked that the local municipality authority must take responsibility for allowing encroachments of slums in railway lands. Justices A.M.Khanwilkar and C.T.Ravikumar posed the above question to the Surat Municipal Corporation's Counsel while hearing a plea filed by Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves regarding orders for demolition A Bench ofposed the above question to the Surat …

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