‘Encroachers Must Yield to Larger Public Interest’ Road Expansion Permitted, Govt to Consider Ex Gratia: Delhi High Court
The matter before the Delhi High Court arose from a dispute relating to land situated in Village Haiderpur, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, where around 98 occupants were residing and carrying out residential and commercial activities. The occupants, including the Petitioner Saroj (Widow of Khemchand), claimed long-standing possession over the land and stated that they had been living there for several decades. The dispute emerged when civic authorities issued a notice proposing…
