Gujarat Railway Project: Supreme Court Extends Order On Demolition Of Slums Till September 1

The petition, filed through advocate Satya Mitra, has sought stay on the demolition of these 'jhuggis' claiming that no breathing time has been given to the slum dwellers and authorities have been forcing them to vacate within 24 hours.

The Supreme Court Wednesday extended till September 1 its interim order directing the authorities to maintain status quo on the demolition of around 5,000 'jhuggis' (slums) in Gujarat for a Railway line project. A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana had on Tuesday ordered status quo till August 25 after the matter was mentioned before it for urgent listing. The matter came up for hearing on Wednesday before a bench comprising justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna. Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj told the bench that he is in the process of seeking instruction from the authority and the matter may be taken up after two days.