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eviction

Government and Policy

Gauhati High Court upholds the government’s duty to remove encroachment from forest land, rejects pleas of settlers and orders them to vacate in 30...

OpIndia Staff - 10 June, 2026

In a significant boost to the Assam government's ongoing efforts to reclaim encroached reserved forest lands, the Gauhati High Court has reaffirmed the state's...

Government and Policy

Delhi Gymkhana Club refuses to vacate the premises after centre issued ‘re-entry’ order, says it wants to continue operations without dislocation, to move court

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2026

The Delhi Gymkhana Club has firmly declined to vacate its historic 27.3-acre premises at Safdarjung Road immediately and has written to the Centre seeking...

Crime

Mumbai: Protest against eviction drive at Bandra East turns violent as locals pelt stones on police during demolition of illegal mosque on railway land

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2026

A major anti-encroachment drive by Western Railway in Garib Nagar, Bandra East, turned violent on Wednesday when residents protested the demolition of an alleged...

News Reports

Uttarakhand: Supreme Court clears way for Haldwani eviction, says railway land cannot be held hostage by encroachers; rehabilitation process for eligible families under PMAY...

OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2026

The Court clarified that ownership of the disputed land is undisputed and belongs to the State, observing that rehabilitation would be assistance, not a right, and that infrastructure expansion cannot be stalled indefinitely.

News Reports

Anti-encroachment drive continues in Assam: 660 hectares of forest land in Sribhumi district freed from squatters in 2 days

OpIndia Staff - 10 February, 2026

The authorities started the action against illegal settlements in the restricted forests of the Patharkandi constituency in Assam.

Crime

Rajasthan: Encroachments bulldozed in Chomu town a week after stone pelting on police while removing stones outside a mosque

OpIndia Staff - 2 January, 2026

Authorities in Chomu town, approximately 40 km from Jaipur in Rajasthan, commenced a demolition drive on Thursday morning, targeting illegal encroachments in areas including...

Government and Policy

Assam: Around 6,000 Bighas of forest land cleared from encroachment by evicting around 1700 families in Nagaon district; houses, mosques, schools bulldozed

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2025

Eviction of illegal settlements on forest and government land continues in Assam. In the latest anti-encroachment drive, 5,962 bighas (around 2000 acres) of land...

Law

Delhi HC orders removal of encroachments from Ram Lila ground in Delhi in 3 months, refrains from ordering removal of mosque and graveyard over...

OpIndia Staff - 15 November, 2025

In a significant move to reclaim public land from illegal occupations, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)...

News Reports

Syeda Hameed, Planning Commission member during Congress govt, says Bangladeshis can live in Assam because Allah made the earth for humans and they are...

OpIndia Staff - 24 August, 2025

Activist Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, who was a member of the Planning Commission during the Manmohan Singh government, has said that Bangladeshis have the right to live in India as they are also humans

News Reports