Stern Message : Supreme Court Slams UP Government Over Prayagraj Demolitions ,Says There Is Something Called Right To Shelter, Due Process Of Law

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Supreme Court has pulled up the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh Government and directed the Prayagraj civic body to pay 10 lakh rupees in compensation to each petitioner whose house was demolished in 2021.

According to PTI, Observing the demolition action was carried out in a “high handed” manner, a bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said there was “rule of law in the country” and residential structures of citizens couldn’t be demolished in such fashion.

“This shocks our conscience. There is something called right to shelter, due process of law,” the bench said.

“Development authorities must remember that the right to shelter is also an integral part of Article 21 of the Constitution of India,” says Supreme Court.

The demolition took place under the false premise that the plot belonged to the late gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed. According to the petitioners, their houses were razed on March 7, 2021, following a demolition order that was served to them on March 6.

The appellants approached the Supreme Court after the Allahabad High Court had rejected their petition challenging the UP government’s action.

Welcoming the SC remarks , Samajwadi party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav wrote on X

सुप्रीम कोर्ट का ये आदेश स्वागत योग्य है कि प्रयागराज में 2021 में हुए एक बुलडोज़र एक्शन पर सभी 5 याचिकाकर्ताओं को प्रयागराज विकास प्राधिकरण द्वारा 6 सप्ताह में 10-10 लाख मुआवज़ा दिया। इस मामले में कोर्ट ने नोटिस मिलने के 24 घंटे के भीतर मकान गिरा देने की कार्रवाई को अवैध घोषित किया है।

सच तो ये है कि घर केवल पैसे से नहीं बनता है और न ही उसके टूटने का ज़ख़्म सिर्फ़ पैसों से भरा जा सकता है। परिवारवालों के लिए तो घर एक भावना का नाम है और उसके टूटने पर जो भावनाएं हत होती हैं उनका न तो कोई मुआवज़ा दे सकता है न ही कोई पूरी तरह पूर्ति कर सकता है।

परिवारवाला कहे आज का, नहीं चाहिए भाजपा!