SC To Pronounce Verdict on Pleas For Guidelines on Demolition of Properties on November 13

New Delhi: Supreme Court is scheduled to prounce its verdict on Wednesday on pleas seeking framing of guidelines on demolition of properties in country.

A bench heed by Justice B R Gavai h reserved verdict on October 1.

top court h said it will lay down pan-India guidelines while making clear that any religious structure in middle of a ro, be it a 'dargah' or a temple, "has to go" because public interest is paramount.

It h said merely because somebody is an accused or even a convict cant be a ground for demolition of property.

A batch of pleas alleged that properties, including of those accused of crime, were being demolished in several states.

"Whatever we are laying down, we are a secular country. We are laying it down for all citizens, for all institutions, t for any particular community," bench h said.

top court was hearing petitions filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and ors seeking directions to various state governments to ensure furr demolition of properties of those accused in cases of rioting and violence takes place.

While hearing matter earlier, top court h observed that even one instance of illegal demolition was against "ethos" of Constitution. 

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