No Pause On Demolitions, Supreme Court Refuses Blanket Ban

The court was hearing a petition by Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind against demolition exercises carried out in Uttar Pradesh.

The Supreme Court today refused to pass a blanket order banning demolitions across states, stressing that such a move will curtail the rights of municipal authorities.

The court was hearing a petition by Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind against demolition exercises carried out in Uttar Pradesh. While the petitioner has alleged that the bulldozers specifically targeted members of the minority community, the state government has maintained that the demolition drives were routine exercises to remove encroachment.