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Shaheen Bagh demolition drive: Supreme Court refuses to intervene

Shaheen Bagh demolition drive: Supreme Court refuses to intervene
Written by Manzoor-ul-Hassan
Edited by Mohd. Fahad
May 09, 2022, 01:21 pm 4 min read
Shaheen Bagh demolition drive: Supreme Court refuses to intervene
The Shaheen Bagh anti-encroachment drive comes days after similar exercise was carried out in Delhi's Jahangirpuri.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to intervene in the Shaheen Bagh demolition drive and asked affected parties to approach the Delhi High Court. "We have never given the right to anyone to come...and say my house is being demolished even if it is an illegal construction," it noted. The court also said it doesn't want "petitions on the behest of political parties."

Context
Why does this story matter?
  • The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday launched an "anti-demolition" in the Shaheen Bagh neighborhood of South Delhi, prompting residents to stage a protest.
  • This comes in the backdrop of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) bulldozing alleged illegal structures in the Jahangirpuri area last month.
  • The NDMC's actions were criticized and the demolition stopped hours after the Supreme Court order.
What SC said
'Why structures were demolished without prior notice?'

The court also demanded to know why the case against the demolition was filed by the CPI(M) and hawkers and not the affected parties. It also rapped the SDMC for conducting the drive without prior notice. "We are not interfering but when you undertake these activities why don't you do it as per law? Why don't you issue notice to them?" the court asked.

Statement
Will remove encroachments wherever they are: SDMC

Earlier, Rajpal Singh, the BJP councilor and the SDMC's central zone standing committee chief, had stated that the municipality will do its job and encroachments will be eliminated. "Our workers and officials are ready. Teams and bulldozers have been organized. Encroachments will be removed wherever they are, be it in Tughlakabad, Sangam Vihar, New Friends Colony, or Shaheen Bagh," he had told ANI.

Plan
10-day action plan to remove encroachment from several areas

The SDMC has reportedly devised a 10-day plan intended to eliminate encroachments from a few areas, including Shaheen Bagh. Last month, the NDMC had faced harsh criticism from a few social rights organizations and opposition parties after it demolished structures in the Jahangirpuri area. The anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri was, however, halted following the Supreme Court's intervention.

Supreme Court
CPI(M), Hawkers Union petitioned SC against SDMC

To recall, the matter concerning the SDMC's anti-encroachment drive had reached Supreme Court after the CPI(M)'s Delhi unit and Hawkers Union petitioned the court on Saturday against the civic body. The plea also termed the drive a "violation of principles of natural justice, statutes, and the Constitution." The petitioners argued they were neither unlawful occupiers nor encroachers, as the respondents—the SDMC and others—claimed.

Background
SDMC's month-long demolition drive to remove illegal occupancy

To recall, SDMC Mayor Mukesh Suryan last month said that the civic body had started a month-long demolition campaign to remove unlawful constructions from government property, roads, and walkways. Okhla, Madanpur Khadar, Sarita Vihar, Jaitpur, Lajpat Nagar, Badarpur, Greater Kailash, Dwarka, Vasant Kunj, Vikas Puri, and Shaheen Bagh would be among the areas targeted for demolition, according to him.

Reaction
Authorities deliberately disturbing law and order: AAP MLA

Meanwhile, AAP's Okhla MLA, Amanatullah Khan, reached Shaheen Bagh amid uproar over the SDMC's demolition plans. He said the action was being undertaken to "deliberately disturb law and order." "It is a CPWD [Central Public Works Department] road. MCD [Municipal Corporation of Delhi] has nothing to do with it. People have left space in front of their roads," Wazib, a councilor, told India Today.

Information
Shaheen Bagh became epicenter of anti-CAA protests

Notably, Shaheen Bagh was earlier in the news for its peaceful resistance against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). The protest—mostly led by the area's Muslim women—lasted from December 15, 2019, to March 24, 2020. It had set the tone for similar non-violent anti-CAA protests nationwide.

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Manzoor ul Hassan is a multi-media journalist and writer. His stories on healthcare, politics, society, and lifestyle were published by leading news organisations. He is currently working as a National Writer for NewsBytes. He has previously worked for national and international news organisations such as ARD (German TV), Healthwire.co, ORF Austria, Pear Video, BBC, and NDTV.
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Mohd Fahad is National Editor at NewsBytes. He has been associated as Assistant Editor with the daily First India. An Alumnus of AJK Mass Communication Research Centre (AJKMCRC), Jamia Millia Islamia University, he began his career with Hindustan Times. In a career spanning over 14 years, he has worked with The Goan on Saturday, DNA, Catch News and NewsX in leading editorial roles, and imparted wisdom as Adjunct Faculty at HJU, Jaipur. He was part of the country’s first batch of journalists in the Google New Initiative (India Training Network) on debunking fake news and misinformation, and now a Google-certified fact checker. Author of several socio-political and misinformation debunking columns, he is a prolific writer and closely monitors contemporary issues. When not working, he is found travelling with sufi music as companion.
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