The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition seeking quashing of notꦰification issued by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation on demolitions in the Northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri that witnessed violence last month.
A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai, and AS Bopanna said it was not inclined to issue a notice in the matter. It said, “We will list it with Jahangirpuri demolition matt𓃲ers. Persuade the judges there. We will not iss💖ue notice.”
The apex court had earlier said that when it had refused to entertain p༺leas by political parties, then why should it entertain a petition by advocates. Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who was representing the petitioners, submitted that as the aggrieved parties belong to weaker sections of the society, they are being pressuris🌟ed by authorities and therefore advocates have approached the Supreme Court.
Bhushan further said there are more comprehensive prayers in this and there 🍰is a prayer for compensation.
The petition has also sought directions for compensation for the losses 👍caused by the demolition process.
Last month, stones were pelted on a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri, leading to c𒐪lashes between the two communities in which several people were injured and vehicles were burnt.
Days after the violence, the NDMC bulldozers rolled through the area in anti-encroachment drive that was eventually stayed by the Supreme Court. Some structures in the area were razed by t🔥he time the apex court stayed the drive.
(With PTI inputs)
