Remove 48 thousand huts near railway tracks

Order issued by the Supreme Court

- Finish the work in three months, the court will not give stay

New Delhi Dated 4th September 2020 Friday

The Supreme Court had ordered the removal of all huts near the railway tracks in an area of ​​about 150 km from the capital New Delhi.

The court also assured that no court would issue a stay order to stop the operation while the huts were being removed. There are an estimated 48,000 huts adjacent to Delhi's railway tracks.

The court clarified that the work should be completed in three months without any excuse. Do not succumb to any kind of political pressure. No court will issue a stay order in this matter.

The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice Arun Mishra, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Krishna Murari, according to a Live Law report. The Railways itself had filed the petition and told the court that many huts were very close to the railway tracks and some were even two storeys high. Because of this, motormen driving trains are afraid of accidents and sometimes there was a good chance of a serious accident.

Remove 48 thousand huts near railway tracks

Order issued by the Supreme Court

- Finish the work in three months, the court will not give stay

New Delhi Dated 4th September 2020 Friday

The Supreme Court had ordered the removal of all huts near the railway tracks in an area of ​​about 150 km from the capital New Delhi.

The court also assured that no court would issue a stay order to stop the operation while the huts were being removed. There are an estimated 48,000 huts adjacent to Delhi's railway tracks.

The court clarified that the work should be completed in three months without any excuse. Do not succumb to any kind of political pressure. No court will issue a stay order in this matter.

The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice Arun Mishra, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Krishna Murari, according to a Live Law report. The Railways itself had filed the petition and told the court that many huts were very close to the railway tracks and some were even two storeys high. Because of this, motormen driving trains are afraid of accidents and sometimes there was a good chance of a serious accident.

The Railways had also informed the court that the Railways had constituted a special task force to remove this illegal encroachment and work had also been started to remove this slum. We had to stop this operation due to political pressure. The court noted this and said that no political interference should be allowed when the slums are being removed.

Not only in Delhi, but also in Mumbai, there are thousands of huts adjoining the railway tracks. Every political party allows this slum to remain as its vote bank even though it is illegal.