Haldwani/New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- The Supreme Court has delivered an important order paving the way for removal of illegal occupation from nearly 29 acres of railway land in the long-pending Banbhoolpura railway land encroachment case in Haldwani. The apex court has directed that encroachments on the said land be cleared and ordered that a detailed survey be undertaken after 19 March to ascertain the eligibility of residents for rehabilitation benefits under applicable government schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
It may be recalled that this matter has remained under judicial scrutiny for nearly two years in the Supreme Court after the Uttarakhand High Court earlier ordered eviction. The case concerns more than 4,500 resident...