‘This shocks our conscience… there is something called…: SC comes down heavily on Yogi government over demolition of houses in UP
SC on demolition in UP: A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said there was "rule of law in the country" and residential structures of citizens couldn't be demolished in such fashion.
Calling it ‘inhuman and unlawful’, the Supreme Court docket on Tuesday came down carefully on the Uttar Pradesh authorities and Prayagraj Constructing Authority over its demolition of properties within the city. It additionally added that the demolition action was utilized in a “excessive handed” manner.
A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan acknowledged there was “rule of law within the country” and residential structures of electorate couldn’t be demolished in such style. “This shocks our sense of right and wrong. There may be something called merely to shelter, due direction of of law,” the bench acknowledged.
The tip court, subsequently, directed the authority to pay inside six weeks Rs 10 lakh compensation each to the house owners.
The apex court had previously slammed the Uttar Pradesh authorities over the demolition action in Prayagraj with out following the due correct arrangement and acknowledged it despatched a “fine and unsuitable signal”.
The petitioners’ counsel had acknowledged the insist authorities wrongly demolished the properties pondering the land belonged to gangster-baby-kisser Atiq Ahmed, who was killed in 2023 in a police hit upon.
The tip court was listening to a plea by advocate Zulfiqar Haider, professor Ali Ahmed and others whose properties had been demolished.
The Allahabad High Court docket had rejected their plea hard the demolition. The petitioners had been reportedly served a stare on March 6, 2021 with admire to particular constructions at Lukerganj in Prayagraj district.
(With Company inputs)
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