The Supreme Court will take up on Thursday a plea by Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind against the demolition of private properties in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of violent protests over derogatory remarks against the Prophet. The application has been listed before a vacation bench of Justices A S Bopanna and Vikram Nath.
The plea has sought a stay on any further demolition drive that the authorities may be planning to carry out in Kanpur district, which witnessed violence during the protests earlier this month.
The Jamiat application, which has been filed in a pending matter in which the apex court had stayed a demolition drive in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, said the “adoption of such extra-legal measures is clearly in violation of the principles of natural justice, especially when this Hon’ble Court is hearing the present matter”.
In the Jahangirpuri matter, the Supreme Court had refused to order any blanket ban on demolitions across the country.
The Source: The Indian Express
