Many of the over 4,500 families who have been termed ‘encroachers’ and ordered to leave the Muslim-majority Banbhoolpura area after a legal tussle with the North Eastern Railway possess ownership documents for their homes.
Haldwani Railway Land Encroachment: Led By Congress MLA, Banbhoolpura Residents Approach SC Against Uttarakhand HC Order swarajyamag.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from swarajyamag.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SC had directed grant of alternative land to squatters in a Mumbai case; held that Right to Life guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution included the right to livelihood.
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Thousands of residents of Banbhoolpura area of Uttarakhand began a satyagraha on Wednesday to protest the removal of encroachments from railway land in compliance with a high court order. The Uttarakhand High Court had recently ordered evacuation of encroached railway land in Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani after giving a notice to the residents one week in advance to vacate it.