We, the undersigned citizens, organisations and movements, write today to urge the Supreme Court to reconsider its order of 31.08.2020 in M.C. Mehta v Union of India & Ors. (Writ Petition No. 13029/1985). The order summarily demands forced evictions of long-established communities on lands entrusted to the Railways in New Delhi. Passed in a long pending case on waste management in the city, the order will have devastating consequences on the lives, livelihood, dignity and rights of nearly 50,000 households, or over 2.5 lac people. It also comes at a time when the city is barely coping with the assault of the COVID-19 pandemic and will expose marginalised communities to health risks that further compound the threat to their homes, assets and livelihoods. The order does not address or take into account both established policy protections for residents under the Delhi Urban Shelter Board (DUSIB) policy on relief and rehabilitation (2015), as well the law laid down by the High Court o
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