The Bombay high court held that squatters on railway land cannot be protected and rehabilitated under the Maharashtra government’s policy to protect and rehabilitate certain slum dwellers. “The Slum Act can’t be applied to public properties,” said the division bench of justice SC Dharmadhikari and justice BP Colabawalla. “The act makes provisions for the clearance and redevelopment of slums in the state. This would mean that they cannot be evicted from railway land under provisions of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. ReadTurbulence over slums at Mumbai airportWe will not allow a slum scheme on airport land: HC

Source: Hindustan Times February 03, 2017 03:22 UTC