India, Jan. 2 -- The Bombay High Court recently expressed serious concern over the problems faced by slum dwellers in the city and directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to speed up the resolution of their grievances.

The court was hearing a batch of 64 petitions filed between 2019 and 2025. These petitions highlighted issues such as non-payment of transit rent, delays in handing over permanent homes to eligible slum dwellers, and illegal occupation of allotted rehabilitation flats across Mumbai.

The court observed that the SRA needs to take proactive steps to prevent what it described as an "avalanche of disputes". The court also ordered a Special Cell constituted by the SRA and directed it to ensure that grievances are addre...