Right To Housing
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JHARGRAM DISTRICT MEETING
The Constitution of India is firmly grounded in the principles of liberty, fraternity, equality and justice. While the ...read more
No Room For Justice: The Story of Khori's Demolition (Documentary)
Khori village in Faridabad, a colony of settlements in the Aravalli woodlands, seems to be in the path of a storm. Brick ...read more
No Room of My Own: Chronicling the aftermath of demolition at Khori Gaon
The team of lawyers and activists from Delhi visited Khori Gaon demolition site on 06.08.2021 and along with it they v ...read more
Jhargram District Meeting
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, is a key piece of ...read more
Jalpaiguri District Meeting
As per the latest HIV estimates report (2019) of the Government, India is estimated to have around 23.49 ...read more
State Level Meeting on Violation of Human Rights in West Bengal During Covid 19
Prior to the announcement of the National Lockdown on 25 March 2020, a number of courts had shut down in response to t ...read more
Madras High Court Issued Notice regarding Rehabilitation of the Evicted Slum Dwellers at Arumbakkam, Chennai.
P. Karpagam & Ors Vs. The Commissioner , Greater Chennai Corporation & Ors WP No. 18621 of 2021
pending
Residents challenge the illegal digging of land
Sazia Parween & others Vs. State of Jharkhand & others
Pending
High Court issue Notice on the State and Initiate Contempt against Forest Officials for illegal Demolition of Adivasi Village during Covid Lockdown
Ushaini Sabar VRs Susanta Kumar Bisoi- Contc No. 3111of 2021-
Pending
Civil Amenities to slum dwellers of Nimpur, Cuttack
W.P.(C) No. 6511 of 2021-Ruja Bibi and others Vrs State of Odisha and others
Pending
Three quality meals a day at shelter homes
Bandhua Mukti Morcha Vs Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board & Ors
Pending
Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Adivasis of Nuapada District
W.P.(C) No. 6891 of 2020-Bhagatram Majhi Vrs State of Odisha and others
Pending
58 houses facing demolition at Panth Nagar South India Camp, T-Huts Pant Nagar, Dehi-110014
Pant Nagar South Indian Camp Worker’s Union v. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board & Ors, WP(C) No. 5999 of 2020
Pending
Mexico Supreme Court of Justice rules in favor of including informal settlements in official census after SLIC files an Amicus
Un Techo para mi País México vs. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), amparo en Revisión 635/2019
Decided
Bombay HC stays demolition of pavement dwellers in Parel, Mumbai
WP. No. 576 of 2020 Dhanpat Muneshwar Tambat V. Assistant municipal Commissioner's Office
Pending
Allahabad HC restrains Ghaziabad Development Authority from demolition in Bhovapura Basti which came into existence before 1990
Dev Pal v. Ghaziabad Development Board & Ors, PIL No.1185/2020
Pending
800 houses facing demolition at Dhobi Ghat, Batla House, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, Delhi-25
Shakil Ahmed v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors, WP(C) No. 7032 of 2020
Disposed off
No action will be taken to demolish 48,000 slum clusters in Delhi, Centre tells Supreme Court
M.C Mehta vs Union of India & Ors., WP(C) 13029/1985
Pending
Webinar on Slum Redevelopment and Challenges to Rehabilitation
Socio-Legal Information Centre conducted a zoom Webinar on Slum Redevelopment and Challenges to Rehabilitation . In the ...read more
Relief sought for Transgender Persons in Madhya Pradesh
Sandhya vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors
Pending
Urban Planning Response in Mumbai During the Covid-19 Lockdown
As the first phase (21 days) of the COVID-19 lockdown ends and an additional fortnight is imposed, the State of Maharash ...read more
Challenging Demolition of houses of Tribals in Jabua District
Khemchand and Others Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No. 6669/2020
Pending
House Demolition in Madhya Pradesh
Thavariya Vs State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No. 7213/2020
Pending
Kishan Ganj Railway Line Colony
Kishan Ganj Railway Line Workers Union v. Northern Railway & Ors, WP(C) 2744/2020
Pending
Implementation of Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Tribal Village in Jharsuguda District.
Amot Oram and others Vrs State of Odisha and other-W.P.(C) No. 4997 of 2020
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Kathputli Colony razed and forced the residents to leave Kathputli Colony
Centre for Holistic-CHD & Anr v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors, WP(C) No. 9663 of 2017
Disposed off
District level meeting on Housing Rights for Transgender Persons
Transgender Persons as soon as they come out to their family about their gender, they are treated in with extreme discri ...read more
Strategies to Combat Forced Evictions: Kolkata Workshop Report
The report contains the proceedings of the three-day national workshop on housing rights that was held in Kolkata city o ...read more
Bulldozing Rights: Report on the Forced Evictions and Housing Policies for the Poor in Mumbai-Report of the Indian People’s Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights
The report narrates the forced evictions and demolitions from November 2004 to February 2005 in Mumbai that rendered mor ...read more
The cruel side of Delhi’s Beautification : illegal demolition in Baljeet Nagar
Edited by Francesca Feruglio, Shivani Chaudhry This report is the result of the concerted effort of several individuals ...read more
Delhi HC rebukes DDA counsel, appoints court commissioners to oversee Kathputli colony demolition, rehabilitaton
In the demolition drive of Delhi’s Kathputli Colony by the DDA, the Delhi high court rebuked the DDA’s counsel and a ...read more
Garibi Hatao ya Garibon ko Hatao Eviction watch India - Hindi
Edited by: Sushil George, Suresh Nautiyal. ...read more
Ancestral tribal land marked sanctuary area without consultation with tribals who live and work there
Smti Ngasi Mena versus State of Arunachal Pradesh and 8 ors, PIL no. 2 of 2014
Fact finding on Public Health Centres in Shillong, Meghlaya
Please find the Fact Finding Report attached. Public Health Centres in Ri-Bhoi and East Khasi hills Districts of ...read more
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) demolished the houses of 15 Dalit families in Karol Bagh
On Thursday, 28 July 2011, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) demolished the houses of 15 Dalit families who had b ...read more
Delhi HC orders urgent relief of food, shelter, healthcare at DDA demolition site
The High Court of Delhi on March 25, 2011, ordered emergency relief of food, water, shelter, and health care services to ...read more
Eviction Watch India.Vol.II
There has been an increasing consciousness among the global civil society groups on the seriousness ofhousing and displa ...read more