Regarding Encroachments on Public land...
Biplab Swain
(Querist) 02 December 2009
This query is : Resolved
This refers to the rampant encroachments happening in Cuttack, Orissa. Recently, though the Orissa High Court ordered clearance of the same, the drive could not acheive its goal as it is the same Hon. High court, which put stay on the drive, when the encroachers approached them with records showing them to be residing there for last 30 years. Now, with the stay on the encorachers are having a field day to expand the encorached area at will. I did try to bring this to the notice of the Municipal corporation, who eventually denied of any such thing. However, a look at satellite imagery of 2006 in comparision to the current Photographs clearly shows such expansion.
Now the question is:
1. Does a stay, entitle the concerned encroacher/squatter to expand its encorachment area?
2. Do I have to be a party to request the court to call for and have a look at the satllite images from ISRO over the years between 2000-2009 (IRS/ Europa) to establish such encroachments? If so How?
3. Finally, are such satellite images a valid evidence in courts of law?
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 02 December 2009
1, No.
2. You can do, it court permits.
3. yes.
