Karnataka HC says prima facie in situ rehabilitation may not be possible in Kogilu government land

Key Highlights

• Poonacha made this observation in its interim order during the hearing of a PIL petition filed by Zaiba Tabassum, Rehana and Areefa Begum, who were among the persons evicted from the two colonies.
• The bench recorded its prima facie view after noticing the stand of the State government that no rehabilitation can be permitted on the government lands, where the colonies had come up, as toxic waste is stored in the land, as it was earlier used as a landfill for dumping city’s mixed garbage.
• One of the requests made in the petition was for providing rehabilitation on the same government land from where they were evicted.
• Meanwhile, the Bench appointed advocate Vidyulatha B. V.
• as amicus curiae and asked her to file a report on the demolished land, temporary rehabilitation centres set up by the civic bodies in four community halls, and facilities in these centres.