Jahangirpuri demolition continues long after SC orders status quo; here's what happened

The demolition of 'illegal' structures in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area was stayed by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. However, the demolition drive continued for about an hour and a half after the SC order.

The Supreme court on Wednesday, April 20, ordered a stay on the Jahangirpuri demolition drive that the North Delhi Municipal Corporation undertook on Wednesday, April 20, to remove encroachments. The SC ordered a status quo on the demolition drive till it heard the case on Thursday.

Jahangirpuri witnessed back-to-back incidents of violence on April 16, Hanuman Jayanti, and April 18. The Delhi BJP alleged that those accused of rioting in Jahangirpuri had built ‘illegal constructions’ in the area and demanded that they be demolished. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation later announced an anti-encroachment drive in the region on Wednesday and Thursday.

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The SC order came after two petitions were filed in the apex court — one pertaining to demolitions across the nation and one specifying the Jahangirpuri anti-encroachment drive. The petitions stated that such demolitions were violating human rights.

Here’s what happened after the Supreme Court’s order:

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