J10 Housing & Slums

Why was Powai slum razed in monsoon, Bombay high court asks state, BMC
  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bombay-high-court-questions-demolition-of-powai-slum-during-monsoon/articleshow/111617331.cms Rosy Sequeira / TNN / Updated: Jul 10, 2024,“We feel, prima facie, something is amiss,” said Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Shyam Chandak while hearing a petition by 28 residents of Jai Bhim Nagar. They urged HC to direct registration of FIR against Powai police, civic officials and the developer under IPC sections, including voluntarily causing hurt and house trespass and under Scheduled Castes/Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Also, an SIT headed by retired HC judge to ensure the “culprits are brought to book.”