NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday issued discover to Assam govt searching for its response on a plea searching for initiation of contempt proceedings in opposition to it for violating its order that no demolition ought to happen throughout the nation with out the court docket’s prior permission.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Okay V Viswanathan agreed to listen to pleas of residents of Assam whose homes have been demolished and directed the authorities to take care of establishment within the matter.The apex court docket had, on September 17, stated there could be no demolition of properties with out its permission.
Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, showing for the petitioners, stated there was an “egregious violation” and breach of the apex court docket’s order that had categorically stated there needs to be no demolition with out its permission.
Placing a break on ‘bulldozer justice’ by directing that no demolition work could be carried out by any state govt or its authorities with out taking its approval, the apex court docket had additionally stated folks holding public workplace should cease glorifying the apply or interact in grandstanding about it.
Elevating severe concern over bulldozers getting used to hold out demolition as a punitive measure which it stated was in opposition to the ethos of the Structure and wanted to be subjected to judicial oversight, the court docket had stated there was apprehension of its misuse by the chief which couldn’t act because the choose. The court docket had handed an interim order staying demolition throughout the nation until the subsequent date of listening to on Oct 1 after it was alleged that razing of homes and industrial property continued unabated even after the SC disapproved it and agreed to look at a plea for framing tips.
