"Thousands can't be uprooted overnight," SC stays eviction order in Uttarakhand's Haldwani

BY A STAFF REPORTER: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court's decision directing authorities to remove encroachments from railway land in Uttarakhand's Haldwani. The apex court issued a notice to the Uttarakhand government and India Railways on the pleas challenging the Uttarakhand High Court's decision ordering the State authorities to remove encroachments from railway land in Haldwani's Banbhoolpura area. Supreme Court said that 50,000 people can't be uprooted overnight. The Apex Court has barred any new construction or development on the land. The case has now been listed for its next hearing on February 7.