The procedure laid down in this judgment formed the basis for the Delhi Slum and JJ Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2015. Evictions amid pandemicThe Supreme Court order that threatens to leave lakhs of people homeless amid a health and economic emergency is callous and unconscionable. As the pandemic makes urban informal livelihoods more vulnerable, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing has called on member-states to declare an end to forced evictions. However, it is often through such political negotiations that residents of informal settlements incrementally make claims on housing and exercise their “Right to the City”. Mathew Idiculla is a lawyer and researcher on urban issues and a consultant with the Centre for Law and Policy Research.

Source: The Hindu September 11, 2020 18:22 UTC