Overview

• Delhi High Court’s May order led to the razing of Madrasi Camp on June 1, with 370 structures demolished and 189 families allotted flats in Narela under the city’s rehabilitation policy
• The Supreme Court denied interim relief for Batla House residents, refusing a stay on 15-day eviction notices and scheduling a full hearing for July
• Civic authorities demolished huts in Bhoomiheen Camp minutes before a vacation bench could hear petitions seeking to halt the Govindpuri eviction
• Displaced residents report that Narela flats, over 35 km from their workplaces, disrupt domestic work and schooling, prompting demands for local solutions
• Tamil Nadu government has pledged comprehensive support for Tamil-origin families choosing to return home amid criticism by AAP and Congress over Delhi’s rehabilitation failures