September 16, 2024 5:19 PM

Supreme Court Calls for Rehabilitation Plan Before Evicting Haldwani Railway Land Occupants

The Supreme Court of India has directed the central and state governments to develop a rehabilitation scheme for residents facing eviction from railway land in Uttarakhand's Haldwani area. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, and Ujjal Bhuyan directed railway authorities and governments to identify the land required for the expansion of railway tracks and the families likely to be affected. The court has given authorities four weeks to identify the land required for railway expansion...