Bombay HC Orders Action on Illegal Slum Tenement Deprivation
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court recently took significant action to support eligible slum residents wrongfully denied their rehabilitation tenements. The court has instructed the principal secretary of the State Urban Development Department to formulate a system, in collaboration with the CEO of the Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA), to identify illegal occupants within various schemes. A two-judge bench, consisting of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarati Sathe, emphasized that adherence to the court’s directives would provide justice to those rightfully entitled to tenements but currently deprived, not only due to illegal actions by builders but also because of SRA officials who operate…