Supreme Court on Bulldozer Action: 'No Reason to Demolish Houses if Owner is a Convict'

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India, while listening to the plea seeking ‘bulldozer justice’ where houses are being demolished without an 'notice' as a ‘revenge’ by the relevant authorities, has made an observation that demolition of houses on the basis of the owners being convicts, is wrong.

‘No Reason to Demolish Houses if Owner is Convict’: Supreme Court

Hearing a batch of pleas assailing bulldozer/demolition action undertaken by authorities in relation to houses of persons accused of crimes, the Supreme Court has remarked that how can demolition take place if someone is accused and the property can't be demolished even if he is convicted. Supreme Court clarifies that it will not protect any illegal structure obstructing public roads.

Supreme Court to Issue Guidelines on Pan-India Bulldozer Action

The Supreme Court said that there is a need to make guidelines regarding bulldozer action.

• The Supreme Court sought suggestions from all the parties.
• The court said let the suggestions come from all the parties. We will issue guidelines at the national level

SC on Shambhu Border

In another news, observing that the issue of farmers' protest should not be politicised, the Supreme Court on Monday constituted a high-powered committee headed by former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Nawab Singh to amicably resolve the grievances of protesting farmers at the Shambhu border.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the committee to convene its first meeting within a week and asked the panel to reach out to the agitating farmers to immediately remove their tractors, trolleys etc. from the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana to provide relief to commuters.

Both the Punjab and the Haryana governments will be free to give suggestions to the committee, it added.

(Inputs from PTI)