Jyoti Malhar v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Bhilai Steel Plant quarter eviction; Hospital Sector-9 Ward 52 Bhilai Nagar; dependants of deceased/retired employees; contract safai karmcharis; Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act 1971; Estate Officer; Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act 1956 Sections 309-310; slum resettlement survey; Pradhanmantri Awas Yojna; demolition guidelines 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3291; interim order vacated; nine-month decision timeline; humdast service; right of inheritance of staff quarters denied; writ disposed.
What did the court decide?
None; no resettlement/alternate-residence relief granted. Petition disposed with directions that respondents 3 and 4 may proceed under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 and the Estate Officer decide the occupancy question within nine months; interim order of 18.07.2016 vacated.