Today, On 21st April, The Supreme Court asked the concerned Rajasthan authority to respond to a contempt petition related to a demolition case. The plea alleges that the authority violated court orders during the demolition process.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Rajasthan authorities on Monday to respond to a plea for contempt action concerning the alleged illegal demolition of a property in Jaisalmer.
When the matter was brought before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih, the court agreed to hear the case and requested a response from the authorities.
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The petitioner argued that the demolition of his property was conducted illegally and in “utter contempt” of the Supreme Court’s directives from its November 13, 2024 judgment.
In that ruling, the Supreme Court established nationwide guidelines prohibiting the demolition of properties without a prior show-cause notice and a minimum of 15 days for the affected party to respond.
This case has been scheduled for a hearing in four weeks.
Filed by advocate Anas Tanwir, the plea alleged that the authorities ignored the Supreme Court’s decision and carried out an unlawful demolition of the petitioner’s property in Jaisalmer on January 22.
The plea stated,
“Petitioner’s ownership over the said property is judicially established and beyond dispute having been recognised by a compromise deed and decree of the district judge, Jaisalmer, dated November 19, 2013,”
The demolition was reportedly executed without a valid notice or due process, directly violating the Supreme Court’s orders.
It added,
“The demolition was not an administrative lapse but a calculated act of defiance, setting a dangerous precedent whereby government officials brazenly disregarded this court’s orders with impunity,”
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In its November 2024 ruling, the Supreme Court clarified that the guidelines would not apply to unauthorized structures in public areas, such as roads, streets, footpaths, or adjacent to railway lines or water bodies, except in cases where a court order for demolition exists.
The judgment stated,
“No demolition should be carried out without a prior show-cause notice returnable either in accordance with the time provided by the local municipal laws or within 15 days’ time from the date of service of such notice, whichever is later,”
This judgment was issued in response to petitions seeking guidelines for property demolitions.
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