ORDER

Delay condoned. 2. Heard Ms. Rashmi Nandakumar, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. The counsel would point out that this matter pertains to rehabilitation of those residing in the Tahirpur Leprosy Colony in Delhi. The petitioner before the High Court sought land rights in the colony, firstly for their own permanent rehabilitation and secondly also made submission to prevent large scale encroachment by unaffected people, in the Leprosy colony land. 3. The counsel would then refer to the Clause 7.10.4 of the Report No.256 of the Law Commission (Annex P-13) to point out that Digitally signed by Jayant Kumar Arora Date: 2023.10.17 17:57:33 IST Reason:

Signature Not Verified the recommendation was made to address the issue of land rights and legalize the ownership of property in the leprosy colonies in the country. In tune with the said recommendation, the Eliminating Discrimination Against Persons Affected by Leprosy (EDPAL) Bill 2015 was introduced in Parliament whereunder the following was intended to be made into legal provisions:- “19 (1). The appropriate government shall make efforts to provide s