INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Janmasthan Wednesday morning with bulldozers and began demolishing over 100 houses in the Nai Basti area, which has a predominantly minority
Though notices were issued to people living there, they had taken the matter to the civil court where its next hearing is scheduled on
Despite the matter being sub judice, the demolition exercise went on through the day, locals said
A total of 135 houses with over 200 families have been marked for demolition
Thereafter, the court issued a notice to the railways seeking a response on the matter
Last month, the authorities sought additional time to file a response, which has not happened so far
At least 15 cases were filed for removal of the mosque (now a disputed site) which was built at the Krishna Janmasthan on the orders of
Mughal emperor Aurangzeb on the 13.37-acre (to be precise) premises of Katra Keshav Dev temple in the 16th century
In May, all cases pending in local courts were transferred to the Allahabad HC
to evict 4,000 families living on what the railways claimed was its land
The SC had said people in large numbers cannot be uprooted by using force without examining their rights
They refused to see papers of the properties
Our houses are being razed illegally
land to the British government for a new railway line in 1888
