Court Freezing State Effort To Evict Villagers
16/5/08
Church leaders in western India’s Maharashtra state have welcomed a court order that they say provides temporary respite for thousands of villagers who fear being displaced. The state’s High Court on May 5 directed the government to keep the status quo on village land the government proposes to develop. The order remains in force until the next hearing on June 25, the government’s deadline to respond. Four fishermen filed the petition that led to the court order. They did so after state-run Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation issued a tender in April inviting developers to lease plots of land in the Gorai-Manori area to create tourism projects such as hotels and spas.
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Tags: Christianity, Human Rights, India