DELHI:A devloped city of "ENCROACHERS"

With the message 'SEE YOU IN DELHI'  we departed from MELBOURNE commonwealth games in 2006.And with that message there started a rapid redtape  phase of development be it games village,accommodation for visitors and players,metro projects,that all shot into a mode of dynamic frenzy.

Jhuggi-Jhopri clusters- a 

particular type of housing present in Delhi. These colonies are perceived to be illegal by the 

Government. With living conditions akin to slums, the inhabitants of such clusters are part of 

the economically backward sections of society, often looked over and ignored by the 

Government. 

They have been branded ‘urban criminals’ and ‘ENCROACHERS.’ But they have also been promised 

improvement in living conditions by politicians. They have been given alternate colonies to 

resettle in. But they have also been displaced and left on barren land to fend for themselves-

The research paper follows this changing policy of the Government and shifting attitude of the 

Judiciary towards these squatters in the city. The current structure of the policy for dealing with 

these JJ clusters is discussed as well. 

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The Government promises a cleaner, greener and infrastructurally sound city for the upcoming 

Commonwealth Games in 2010- clearing out these JJ clusters from the heart of the city to 

fringes for building upcoming stadia and beautification. Although the Government is well within 

its right to do so, there is a moral question bound inextricably to this issue- the paper mentions 

of both the Government’s view of legality of the relocation and the peoples protest against it. 

They have been branded ‘urban criminals’ and ‘encroachers.’ But they have also been promised 

improvement in living conditions by politicians. They have been given alternate colonies to 

resettle in. But they have also been displaced and left on barren land