Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Eviction Of Over 10K Slum Dwellers In Gujarat
Shruti Kakkar
24 Aug 2021 10:10 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the State of Gujarat to maintain status quo with regards to eviction over 10,000 slum dwellers in the State. The order for maintenance of status quo was passed by the division bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant. "Till 25.08.2021, the concerned authorities are directed to maintain the status quo," the bench...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the State of Gujarat to maintain status quo with regards to eviction over 10,000 slum dwellers in the State.
The order for maintenance of status quo was passed by the division bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant.
"Till 25.08.2021, the concerned authorities are directed to maintain the status quo," the bench said.
Direction for maintaining status quo was passed in light of the submission made by Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves. While mentioning the matter for urgent listing, senior counsel had said that in compliance of the order dated August 19, 2021 passed by Gujarat High Court for eviction of over 10,000 slum dwellers, the concerned authorities were going to start demolition work today itself.
The matter will now be heard by the division bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjiv Khanna tomorrow.
Case Title: Utran Se Besthan Railway Jhopadpatti Vikas Mandal V. Government Of India & Ors.
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