Supreme Court asked petitioner to "better" approach High Court in connection with CPI (M) plea against demolition of buildings in South Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area and added "Let the affected parties come to court."
Hundreds of people sat on roadways, conducted rallies, and chanted slogans on Monday, after rumours that the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) was prepared to commence its demolition drive against illegal encroachments in Shaheen Bagh and neighbouring neighbourhoods in the national capital.
The Supreme Court is likely to hear a plea filed by the CPM against the demolition campaign in Delhi's Jahangirpuri, which includes locations like Shaheen Bagh that came to light during the anti-citizenship bill rallies, today. It is expected to be heard later today, along with other petitions against the demolitions of Jahangirpuri.
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According to reports, the SDMC has created a 10-day action plan to clear encroachment from several places, including Shaheen Bagh. It is worth mentioning that Shaheen Bagh is under the jurisdiction of SDMC, and there was a lengthy sit-in protest against the modified citizenship legislation in this region in December 2019. This sit-in protest ended in March 2020, following the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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It should be noted that the North Delhi Municipal Corporation was chastised by various civil rights organisations and opposition parties for bulldozing structures in the Jahangirpuri neighbourhood as part of an anti-encroachment operation. Following the intervention of the Supreme Court, the operation was halted.