The Supreme Courtroom on Thursday refused to entertain a petition alleging contempt of its order staying demolition of properties by three state authorities authorities, saying that it doesn’t wish to open a pandora field and can solely entertain petitions from these directlyor not directly affected by demolitions.
The petition was filed in opposition to demolition actions by Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh governments in Haridwar, Jaipur and Kanpur respectively.
After the plea was talked about earlier than the bench of Justice B R Gavai, Justices P Okay Mishra and Okay V Viswanathan, the court docket mentioned it was not inclined to entertain the plea because the petitioner was circuitously or not directly affected by the alleged act.
The court docket nevertheless mentioned that it’s going to hear these affected by the demolition of properties.
The plea alleged that the state authorities demolished properties and their motion was in contempt of the highest court docket’s order which had mentioned that demolitions wouldn’t be carried out with out its permission.
On October 1, the Supreme Courtroom reserved judgment and mentioned that the interim keep on demolitions with out court docket permission throughout the nation shall proceed until additional orders. Earlier, the highest court docket had stayed demolitions with out court docket permission uptill October 1.
The highest court docket mentioned that it’s going to problem instructions that shall be relevant to all irrespective of faith.
The apex court docket had reserved verdict after concluding listening to on ideas to put down tips for finishing up demolitions throughout the nation and orally remarked that public security is paramount and be it a Temple or a Dargah, any non secular construction can not impede public.
Justice BR Gavai had additional mentioned that for unauthorised constructions the motion must be on legislation, it isn’t depending on faith or religion or beliefs. The highest court docket mentioned it’s going to problem pan-India tips that shall be relevant to all. The bench mentioned that in its tips it’s going to make clear that demolitions cannot be carried out merely as a result of somebody is an accused or a convict.
Nevertheless, it had clarified that its order wouldn’t be relevant to unauthorised buildings on public roads, footpaths, railways traces or public locations like water our bodies and so on.