Interim Relief Against Eviction Granted To Families Living Under Flyover, State’s Assurance Of Rehabilitation Recorded: Calcutta High Court
In a significant ruling upholding the right to shelter under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Calcutta High Court granted relief to nearly 300 families living under Hastings No. 1 Mali Gate, Munshi Premchand Sarani, near Syed Baba Mazar, by recording the State Government’s assurance that no eviction will take place unless proper rehabilitation measures are arranged. The Court also granted Muktokantha Mahila Samity (MKMS), the petitioner in…