Delhi HC: Can’t demolish homes of residents not relocated yet
NEW DELHI: On Monday, the Delhi High Court ordered that authorities cannot demolish the homes of residents in Race Course slum clusters who have not agreed to alternative housing until July 1. “If they have not voluntarily vacated, you cannot touch them until July 1,” stated Justices Tejas Karia and Madhu Jain during the hearing of an appeal from residents of Bhai Ram Camp, DID Camp, and Masjid Camp. They challenged a previous ruling that denied intervention in their eviction from the area, adjacent to the prime minister’s official residence. The appeal came to the vacation bench following an urgent…