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Supreme Court Dismisses Slum Dwellers' Plea Against Eviction(11.06.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the eviction of some slum dwellers for widening of a road in Mumbai while noting that "There can be no equ.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Slum Dwellers
Delhi High Court Slams Civic Bodies for Turning Delhi into 'Urban Slum'(05.06.2017)
Delhi High Court has issued show cause notices to Commissioners of all three wings of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), seeking their response on .....
Tags : Delhi High Court , Urban Slum
Landowner Has Preferential Right to Redevelop Land Under Maharashtra Slum Act: Bombay HC(02.07.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that owner of land has preferential right to redevelop the land under Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Re.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Land, Slums
Madras HC Upholds Order Directing Elango Street Slum Dwellers to Vacate Slum(24.04.2019)
Madras High Court has upheld an order directing slum dwellers in Elango Street in Govindasamy Nagar near Buckingham canal, to shift to the alternate p.....
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Transfer of Shares of Subsidiary Not a Slump Sale: Bombay HC(29.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has held that transfer of a subsidiary’s share cannot be ‘slump sale’ of an undertaking.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Slump Sale
SC: Can’t View Slum Rehabilitation Scheme as Real Estate Development Project(02.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Slum Rehabilitation Scheme cannot be treated as a real estate development project since there is a public purpose involved.....
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SC Stays Proposed Demolition of Jhuggis at Delhi's Sarojini Nagar(26.04.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the demolition of around 200 jhuggis at Sarojini Nagar proposed by the Centre stating that the slum-dwellers should be dealt .....
Tags : Supreme Court, 1,000 slum-dwellers, 200 jhuggis, Sarojini Nagar, demolition
Lok Sabha Passes Law to Protect Unauthorised Colonies, Slums in Delhi(28.12.2017)
Lok Sabha has passed a bill seeking to extend the immunity of slums and illegal structures in Delhi from penal action until December 31, 2020.
Tags : Lok Sabha, Unauthorised Colonies, Slums
Rajya Sabha Passes Bill to Protect Illegal Colonies, Slums in Delhi(29.12.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed a bill to extend for three years the provisions of a law that protects slums and unauthorised construction in Delhi from puniti.....
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ITAT: Goodwill Acquired Under Slump Sale Agreement Eligible for Depreciation(04.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad Bench has held that the depreciation is allowed on goodwill acquired under a slump sale agreement unde.....
Tags : ITAT, Depreciation, Slump Sale Agreement
SC Orders Removal of 48,000 Slum Dwellings Around Delhi Rail Tracks in 3 Months(03.09.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered the removal of nearly 48,000 slum dwellings around the 140-kilometer length of railway tracks in New Delhi within three mont.....
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Bombay HC: Providing Formal Housing to Slum Dwellers Within the City is a Step Towards Equality(20.06.2025)
Bom HC while upholding regulation which provides for rehabilitation of slum dwellers on lands reserved as open spaces, has observed that in a city whe.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Formal Housing, Slum Dwellers
Bombay High Court Upholds Revocation of Slum Development Contract(23.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has upheld the revocation of a contract for a slum redevelopment scheme in Borivli, which was hurriedly awarded to developer Abhinga.....
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Supreme Court Asks to Chalk Out Plan to Rehabilitate Evicted Slum Dwellers(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Railways, State Governments and Municipal Corporations to chalk out a plan with regards to rehabilitation of s.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Rehabilitate Evicted Slum Dwellers
PROPERTY - Delhi HC: Forced and Unannounced Eviction Of Slum Dwellers Contrary To Law(19.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed that forced and unannounced eviction of jhuggi dwellers is contrary to law and authorities should ensure that displaced .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, unauthorised eviction, slum dwellers
SC Asks Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs on Rehabilitation Policy for Slum Dwellers(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to place its stand as to whether it has any policy in slums adjacent to Railway Trac.....
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Construction of Houses for Slum People Under Govt Schemes not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT(26.11.2018)
Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has held that the construction services provided to construct houses for slum people under a.....
Tags : CESTAT, Construction of Houses for Slum People, Service Tax
SC: Landowner's Preferential Right Must Be Extinguished Before Acquisition(26.08.2025)
Supreme Court has held that under Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971 land cannot be acquired until the owner’s preferential right to submit a Slum Rehab.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Slums Act, Preferential Right, SRA, Land Acquisition
Bombay HC: Slum Dweller's Right to Shelter under Article 21 Can’t be Nullified(19.10.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that a slum dweller's right to shelter under Article 21 cannot be nullified by unconscionable delays caused by a developer .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, slum, Article 21
Calcutta HC Stays Eastern Railway Eviction Drive Affecting Around 6,000 Slum Dwellers Near Station(15.05.2026)
Calcutta High Court has stayed proceedings arising from the eviction notice concerning the Brace Bridge railway station area until 20 May 2026 or furt.....
Tags : Eastern Railway; Eviction; Slum Dwellers
All. HC: Businessman Doing Business Activities Within Slum Can’t Be Called a Slum Dweller(28.02.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that a businessman by taking possession of a piece of land from slum dwellers and by illegally raising business construc.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Slum Dweller, Business Construction
Bombay High Court Proposes Forfeiting Rehab Homes of Slum Dwellers Dumping Garbage on Roads(23.10.2026)
Bombay High Court warned slum dwellers against littering in Mumbai, saying they must “mend their ways.” It indicated that the Slum Rehabilitation Auth.....
Tags : Slum Dwellers; Dumping Garbage; Roads