Overview

• The High Court ruled that encroachers have no right to remain on public land until their claims are resolved under the 2015 rehabilitation policy.
• The Delhi Development Authority is authorized to resume demolition at the nearly thirty-year-old Bhoomiheen Camp in South Delhi’s Kalkaji sector.
• Petitions from about 1,200 residents were dismissed for misjoinder of parties and failing to meet eligibility criteria set by the Delhi Slum and JJ Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy.
• The court emphasized that the right to rehabilitation is not a constitutional entitlement but arises solely from the prevailing policy framework.
• Eligible petitioners will receive EWS category flats as directed by the court, offering a path to relocation under existing guidelines.