Supreme Court to hear in a short while the petitions field by Jamia Ulema-i-Hind against the demolitions acts carried out by UP Govt and NDMC authorities.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and PS Narasimha is hearing the...
Supreme Court to hear in a short while the petitions field by Jamia Ulema-i-Hind against the demolitions acts carried out by UP Govt and NDMC authorities.
A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and PS Narasimha is hearing the matter.
Bench : Mr.Solicitor, it will be good if you could come physically on (August) 10.
Dave : Mr.Salve also. Dave adds in lighter vein : Or let him(Salve) invite us there(Salve is in UK).
Garima Prashad : States of Gujarat and MP are also parties.
SG : Ms Garima Prashad don't invite orders for other states.
Dave :See what it has lead to it and it only speaks about riots. This is what it lead to it. It's not good for us as society.
Bench agrees to post the matter for hearing on August 10.
CU Singh : The problem is the police authorities are announcing that the houses of accused will be demolished. The SP of Kanpur, the SP of Saharanpur, they are announcing.
Salve : Please don't go by newspaper reports.
Salve (for UP) : There is a powerful argument on rule of law but the factual foundation is wobbly. Can your lordship pass an order that a house should not be demolished merely because he is an accused?
Dave : Look at Delhi, there is a provision for notice. PIL is the only remedy here. Where else the poor people will go?
CU Singh : Jamaat has filed this because it is happening in different states.
Justice BR Gavai : Rule of law has to be followed, no dispute. But can we pass an omnibus order. If under the Municipal law the construction is unauthorized, can an omnibus order be passed to restrain authorities?
Dave : The entire Sainik Farm is illegal. Nobody has touched it in 50 years. Look at the illegal farm houses in Delhi. No action taken. Selective action is taken.
Dave : The SG may be right in his own way. But there is no material to show that other unauthorized houses were acted against. There is a pick and choose against other community.
SG : There is no other community. There is only Indian community.
CU Singh : They have given 3 examples to say notices were issued. We have given numerous cases, where police officers announcing demolition and demolishing the houses of the accused.