India’s Poor Failed by Judiciary & Middle-Class': SC Advocate on Demolitions SOMYA LAKHANI
10 May 2022https://www.thequint.com/news/india/supreme-court-advocate-colin-gonsalves-on-demolition-drives-in-india
10 May 2022https://www.thequint.com/news/india/supreme-court-advocate-colin-gonsalves-on-demolition-drives-in-india
From hawkers at Delhi’s Jahangirpuri to shopkeepers of Shaheen Bagh, from the demolished Banjara market in Gurugram to an eviction drive in Chennai – what is the protocol being followed or not by the local civic bodies during anti-encroachment drives?
This government is targeting the Muslim community, no doubt, says advocate Colin Gonsalves
There are seven recent judgments of the High Court that ignore this statute completely. The question is that why is it that an act meant to protect hawkers is hardly implanted in Delhi? The answer is that the judiciary is not concerned.
In most markets, encroachments are by the shopkeepers. Hawkers are beaten black and blue by the police and shooed away, while the shopkeepers do as they please. In Jahangirpuri, there were hawkers who lost their carts, and in turn, livelihood.
In most markets, encroachments are by the shopkeepers. Hawkers are beaten black and blue by the police and shooed away, while the shopkeepers do as they please. In Jahangirpuri, there were hawkers who lost their carts, and in turn, livelihood.
The judiciary is always seen as last resort for the poor but nobody cares anymore for the poor, whether they are slum dwellers or hawkers. There is absolutely no guarantee that if we go to Court, we will get a single day’s stay.