Stay on eviction to continue

Why in news?
  • Supreme Court has continued its stay on the eviction of lakhs of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers.
  • These are the people whose claims for forest land rights have been rejected under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006.
More in news
  • The Bench noted resorts and illegal structures are encroaching forest landsand leading to the depletion of the green cover.
  • Further the court said that those mighty and the undeserving encroaching upon forest land will not be shown mercy.
  • More than 11 lakh people from the STs and OTFDs across 16 States had faced the brunt of the Supreme court’s February 13 eviction order.
  • The February 13 eviction order was stayed on February 28 after the Centre moved the Supreme court to modify the former order.
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 13th Sep 2019