The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain petitions against the South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh area. The SC asks the CPI(M) and other petitioners to move the Delhi high court in the matter.
The top had earlier agreed to hear a petition challenging a demolition drive by the civic body in the Shaheen Bagh area that led to a massive uproar hours ago. The drive was halted as locals blocked movement of traffic and bulldozers that had reached the area as part of the anti-encroachment drive.
The petition was filed by the CPI(M)’s Delhi unit and Hawkers Union on Saturday terming the anti-encroachment exercise of the civic body was a “violation of principles of natural justice, statutes and the Constitution”. “Why is CPI(M) filing the petition?” the SC said, adding it cannot interfere at the behest of a political party.
The petition was CPI(M) withdraws petition. SC dismissed petition as withdrawn with liberty to approach the HC.
