Top Delhi Demolition Case Quotes
Jahangirpuri Demolition: Communal violence had erupted Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Saturday.
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court today said demolitions will be on hold in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, where bulldozers rolled in four days after communal violence on Saturday. The court said it would take a “serious view” of demolitions that took place after its order.
Here are top quotes from today’s hearing:
- “We will take a serious view of the demolition which was carried out even after Supreme Court orders, even after NDMC Mayor was informed. We will take that up later.”
- On Solicitor General Tushar Mehta saying the civic body may remove “stalls, chairs and tables” without notice, the court asked: “Demolition yesterday was of only stalls, chairs, tables etc? To remove these you need a bulldozer?”
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“We want affidavits from the petitioner on the notices if served, and counter affidavits, and till then, status quo order will continue.”
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When lawyer Kapil Sibal, on behalf of the petitioner, urged the court to stay such demolitions, the court said: “We can’t put a stay on all kinds of demolitions across the country.”
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Earlier, senior lawyer Dushyant Dave, representing the Jahangirpuri petitioners, had argued that after a complaint by the Delhi BJP chief to the Mayor of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, a decision was taken to remove encroachments from the violence-hit area. “They took his wish as their command,” Mr Dave said.
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