The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal by slum dwellers against the single-judge order requiring those living on the Yamuna floodplains to vacate the place within three days or face a fine of Rs 50,000 to the Delhi Urban Shelter .
The Bela Estate Mazdoor Basti Samiti claimed that these slum clusters have been in existence for more than 70 years and consists of more than 700 households.