The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the demolition drive carried out yesterday in Delhi's Tughlakabad by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi..A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh sought responses from the Central government, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and the Delhi Development Authority. However, it refused to stay the demolitions. "List tomorrow. Let notices be served on the Central goverment, ASI and the DDA. We are not staying," said the bench..The case was first mentioned this morning by Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves before Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, who then asked the petitioners to mention the case before Justice Khanna's bench.The senior counsel informed then informed Justice Khanna's bench that many years ago, areas surrounding the Tuglakabad Fort were ordered to be cleared and the Delhi government had offered alternate rehabilitation for the residents. However, relocation has not been done yet, he said..The bench remarked that there was a lot of unauthorised encroachment in the area. It was also observed that under the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, it was now difficult to acquire so much land due to the amount of compensation needed. "It might be impossible to give so much land. And the amount of compensation needed under the 2013 act, it is now very difficult to acquire so much", the Court remarked..Advocate Shadan Farasat, appearing for the Delhi government, sought time stating the process of relocation had already started. However, the Court listed the case for further hearing tomorrow. .[Read our live-coverage of the mentioning here]
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the demolition drive carried out yesterday in Delhi's Tughlakabad by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi..A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh sought responses from the Central government, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and the Delhi Development Authority. However, it refused to stay the demolitions. "List tomorrow. Let notices be served on the Central goverment, ASI and the DDA. We are not staying," said the bench..The case was first mentioned this morning by Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves before Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, who then asked the petitioners to mention the case before Justice Khanna's bench.The senior counsel informed then informed Justice Khanna's bench that many years ago, areas surrounding the Tuglakabad Fort were ordered to be cleared and the Delhi government had offered alternate rehabilitation for the residents. However, relocation has not been done yet, he said..The bench remarked that there was a lot of unauthorised encroachment in the area. It was also observed that under the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, it was now difficult to acquire so much land due to the amount of compensation needed. "It might be impossible to give so much land. And the amount of compensation needed under the 2013 act, it is now very difficult to acquire so much", the Court remarked..Advocate Shadan Farasat, appearing for the Delhi government, sought time stating the process of relocation had already started. However, the Court listed the case for further hearing tomorrow. .[Read our live-coverage of the mentioning here]
