: The Delhi High Court on Monday came down heavily on the Railway Ministry and the Delhi Police for razing down the Sakur Basti slum cluster in northwest Delhi last week, leaving thousands homeless in the biting cold.
A Division Bench of Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Vibhu Bakhru directed the Railways to take immediate measures to rehabilitate about 5,000 victims of the demolition and file a report on it before December 16, the next date of hearing. The petition was filed by a senior Congress leader.
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“It is a pathetic act as people’s lives are involved. It is a dire situation where the life and liberty of people are in grave danger,” the Bench said, noting that an infant had died during the drive. Delhi Standing counsel Rahul Mehra said the government would extend all possible help towards rehabilitation. — Nirnimesh Kumar