The court called for a more 'considerate approach' in tackling encroachments, for it said the scale of human displacement due to such drives is 'beyond imagination'.
“No way we can keep this matter tomorrow. I will take action against you for violating human rights,” he light-heartedly said to a lawyer who sought urgent listing of a case.
The Bombay High Court recently initiated a suo-motu (on its own) petition to develop a mechanism for situations where developers stop re-development midway, leaving tenants without home or transit rent for decades.
The Bombay High Court on Monday said in view of the high population of community dogs, a mechanism is needed for their neutering, feeding, grooming and vaccination and sought the help of an NGO in the matter.
'The executive cannot use a hammer to kill an ant,' the court said, stating that a 'slight deviation' cannot attract 'stringent action' from the government.