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🎙 "You want vacation of your property. You take action. Where is that police force? Why are you spending on the police force if you cannot protect your property?" - Justice AM Khanwilkar of the Supreme Court told the Indian Railways.
Context, Please
Per this Live Law report, a bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar was hearing special leave petitions assailing Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana High Courts allowing the eviction of encroachers along railways tracks.The court said that the railways cannot wash their wagons off this unauthorised settlers plague or blame the state governments.
And the court has good reason to say so because the Indian Railways is empowered to pursue criminal action against such illegal settlers.
Moreover, they also happen to have one of the country's largest and most efficient police forces.
Promise To Report Back
The railway folks have taken notice of the stark reality as well as the court's opinion and have promised to take action, and get back to the court about the efficacy of their eviction drives.
On The Side Lines
Justice Khanwilkar also added that, "All major cities have turned into slums. Let us rise to reality and think how the problem has to be resolved."
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