SUPREME COURT: DECLINED TO INTERFERE WITH THE JUDGEMENT OF DELHI HIGH COURT THAT JHUGGIS OUTSIDE THE RECOGNIZED CLUSTERS ARE NOT ENTITLE TO REHABILITATION

The Supreme Court in the case Manoj Kumar and others v Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement observed and has refused the judgement of the Delhi High Court wherein the court held that the dwellers of jhuggis which are outside the list of recognized jhuggi clusters are not being entitled to rehabilitation as per the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board Act 2010.

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The bench comprising of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Pankaj Mithal in the case observed and has dismissed the special leave petition moved by the group of slum dwellers wherein seeking benefits under the Delhi Slum Rehabilitation Policy,2015 after their jhuggis were demolished by the authorities of NDMC.

The Division bench of Delhi High Court in its judgement stated where in the court held that the jhuggis were at a distance of 3 km from the identified cluster and, therefore, it cannot be stated to be a part of it to claim rehabilitation and relocation.