India, Feb. 28 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to intervene in the eviction of 25 residents of unauthorised tenements occupying railway land at Dhobi Ghat in Malad (East), holding that the authorities had followed due process and that the petitioners were not entitled to the rehabilitation benefits they were claiming.

A division bench of justices Ravindra Ghuge and Abhay Mantri also noted that the railway authorities are equally responsible for the situation and are, therefore, liable to provide support to the affected residents by helping them find alternative residential accommodation.

The case stems from a batch of petitions filed by the residents of tenements located near Dhobi Ghat on Haji Bapu Road in Malad (East) on ...