Supreme Court’s big decision in Banbhoolpura encroachment case
The Supreme Court has heard the case of encroachment near the railway line in Banbhoolpura area. The Supreme Court has asked to make arrangements for rehabilitation for the people affected by the removal of 4365 houses near Haldwani railway station. Also, the state government has been ordered to identify land for the rehabilitation of the affected families. The Supreme Court has asked the Chief Secretary of the state to hold a meeting with the Railway Administration and the Railway Ministry.
This is the whole matter
In 2013, a PIL said that illegal mining is going on in the Gaula river near the railway station. The petition said that due to illegal mining, the bridge built on the river collapsed in 2004. The court sought a reply from the railway on the petition. The railway showed the 1959 notification, the revenue record of 1971 and the land survey of 2017 and said that this land belongs to the railway and it has been encroached upon. It was proved in the High Court that the land belongs to the railway. Only after this, people were given notice to vacate the land. People approached the Supreme Court on the order to vacate the land. After this, the Supreme Court asked the High Court to hear the side of these people as well. After a long hearing, the High Court accepted the encroachment in this area. On December 20, the Uttarakhand High Court accepted the encroachment on the railway land in Haldwani and ordered its removal. Meanwhile, on January 2, the affected people had filed a petition in the Supreme Court.
