The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that for the time being there will be no removal of 48,000 slums along the railway tracks in Delhi. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi submitted before the bench that the court should order a status quo. The bench replied that it will not, as the Centre has already stated that there will be status quo till a decision is taken. Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken had moved the Supreme Court challenging its order to remove nearly 48,000 slums along the railway tracks in Delhi. Maken, in an intervention application, said the agencies - Ministry of Railways, Delhi government etc, - have already initiated the process identification and removal of slums and have issued demolition notices in various slums in Delhi.

Source: dna September 14, 2020 10:18 UTC