Gauhati High Court Upholds Eviction of Government Employee from Official Quarter for Public Interest Redevelopment
The Gauhati High Court has affirmed that a government employee cannot assert a right to continued occupation of an official quarter when the government has made a policy decision to demolish and redevelop the premises for public interest. The court noted that the policy provided for alternative accommodation or House Rent Allowance, thereby causing no prejudice to the occupant.
By Jurisight Desk ·
The Gauhati High Court has unequivocally stated that a government employee possesses no inherent right to claim continued occupation of an official quarter when the government has made a policy decision to dismantle the premises for redevelopment in the larger public interest. Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair, presiding over the matter, observed that such a policy decision, aimed at constructing multi-storied buildings, supersedes individual claims to continued occupancy.
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