SC orders removal of 48,000 slum dwellings around railway tracks in Delhi

The removal of the slums has to be completed within 3 months. The apex court also directed that no court should grant a stay in the matter

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra ordered the removal of 48,000 slum dwellings around 140 km of railways tracks in Delhi, according to Live Law. The removal has to be completed within three months. The apex court also directed that no court should grant a stay in the matter. 

The order pertains to the M C Mehta case, related to pollution in and around Delhi. The top court has been passing directions in the case from time to time since 1985.

"The encroachments which are there in the safety zones should be removed within a period of