HC turns down plea to extend time frame to evict encroachers

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The Kerala High Court has turned down a plea by the Kochi Corporation to widen the clip framework to evict encroachers from the ‘poramboke’ disconnected the Konthuruthy river, if needed, with constabulary assistance.

The tribunal had, connected December 16, directed the civic assemblage and the Revenue section to evict encroachers wrong 4 months. It had further ordered that steps beryllium taken to rehabilitate those who would beryllium evicted from the encroached land.

A full of 126 families were surviving connected the ‘poramboke’ land. The Corporation had precocious decided to signifier a 10-member committee, including 2 councillors from the divisions concerned, to correspond the interests of the families who would beryllium affected by the eviction.

The Konthuruthy Action Council had sought clarity connected aspects similar rehabilitation and compensation. It added that families were unwilling to walk connected the attraction of their houses, galore of which were successful atrocious shape, owed to the ‘lack of clarity’ connected these matters.

Published - January 16, 2026 11:37 p.m. IST

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