New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday extended the stay on the demolition of 'jhuggis' in the Sarojini Nagar area of the national capital till the next date of hearing.

New Delhi Apr 25 PTI The Supreme Court on Monday stayed for a week the proposed demolition of around 200 jhuggis shanties at Sarojini Nagar in the national capitalA bench of Justices K M Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy took note of the submissions of senior advocate Vikas Singh appearing for minor Vaishali a jhuggi resident whose 10th board examinations are starting on April 26 that thousands of people will be ousted without any other rehabilitation scheme in placeNo coercive steps be taken till the next date of hearing said the bench and posted the matter for hearing on May 2The interim stay on demolition granted by the Delhi High Court earlier was ending on MondayOn Friday a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana had taken note of the submissions that the plea needed an urgent hearing in view of the imminent threat of demolition of jhuggis shantiesThe apex court however had refused to extend the stay without hearing from authorities last FridayThe union ministry of urban development on April 4 issued evictiondemolition notices to all residents of the jhuggis asking them to vacate the place within one week PTI SJK RKS RKS

New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed not to take any coercive action relating to the removal of 'jhuggis' in Sarojini Nagar area of the national capital until further orders.

New Delhi Apr 22 PTI The Supreme Court Friday declined to grant an interim stay against the proposed demolition of around 200 jhuggis at Sarojini Nagar here and seeking rehabilitation and relocation of their homes as per the government policy and posted the matter for hearing on April 25A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli was told by senior lawyer Vikas Singh that the residents needed protection as their dwellings are about to be demolishedThis matter pertains to jhuggis at Sarojini Nagar and the protection against demolition is only till Monday I do not want the same thing as happened in Jahangirpuri to happen here Please grant the status quo Singh who was assisted by lawyer Aman Panwar saidDuring the week the top court came to the rescue of residents of the riots-hit Jahangirpuri area of the national capital by asking authorities to stall their anti-encroachment driveThe bench while refusing to stay the proposed demolition in the present case said that the plea would be listed before an appropriate bench on Monday itselfThe plea filed through a minor Vaishali a jhuggi resident whose 10th board examinations are starting on April 26 said that the slum dwellers have been living there since 1980 and they do not want to stall any government project at the siteHowever the residents besides deferment of a proposed demolition for the time being wanted rehabilitation and relocation of their jhuggis as per the provisions of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board DUSIB ActDUSIB Act casts an obligation on the government authorities to frame a scheme for rehabilitation and relocation of the jhuggis before any action of eviction is undertakenThe union ministry of urban development on April 4 this year issued evictiondemolition notices to all residents of the jhuggis within one weekThe Delhi government had taken a plea before the Delhi High Court that the jhuggis in question was not notified under the DUSIB Act and hence the residents were not eligible for rehabilitationThe single judge and the division benches of the high court had relied upon the submissions of the DUSIB and dismissed the plea of residentsThe appeal filed in the apex court referred to a response received under the Right to Information Act and said that the city government and its authorities have not notified any Jhuggi in Delhi under the DUSIB Act and have only prepared a list of 675 jhuggis PTI SJK RKS RKS

New Delhi [India]. April 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will hear next Monday a plea related to the removal of 'jhuggis' in the Sarojini Nagar area of the national capital.

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