Patna HC stays eviction of Mahadalit woman from settlement in Begusarai

PATNA: (Mar 11) The Patna High Court has directed the Bihar government to stay the eviction of a woman belonging to the Mahadalit community from a settlement in Begusarai district till further orders.

The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar issued the direction to the state government on Tuesday following a petition from Saroj Devi, a resident of a Musahar settlement at Jaimangla Garh in Cheriabariyarpur area of Begusarai.

The Musahars are one of the state's most deprived Mahadalit communities.