The Punjab and Haryana High court in the case observed and has adjourned the hearing wherein the plea is moved the suo motu case against Nuh and Gurugram demolitions to next Friday, while citing the procedural rules.
The bench comprising of Justice Arun Palli and Justice Jagmohan Bansal in the case observed and has referred to Chapter 2 Rule 9 in Volume 5 of the Punjab And Haryana High Court Rules, wherein it is stipulated that all the suo motu Public Interest Litigations which are being initiated by the High Court shall be put up before the Chief Justice for listing the same before an appropriate Bench as per the roster within the period of three day.
In the present case, the bench comprising of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeevan was hearing the suo motu case which was initiated on August 07, 2023 and the demolition drive was stayed.
Therefore, it has also been questioned by the State on whether it was trying to conduct the ethnic cleansing in the garb of law and order and had asked if only the buildings belonging to a ‘particular community’ were targeted.
The said matter was listed before the bench comprising of Justice Arun Palli and Justice Jagmohan Bansal and during the hearing it has been pointed out by Justice Palli that as per the rules of the High Court, the suo moto matters have to be put before the Chief Justice, within the period of 3 days.
The bench adjourned the hearing to next Friday. The counsels appearing for the victims, Surjit Singh Swaich argued before the court that the demolitions which are carried out without any prior notice to the occupants and they are aggrieved by the demolition of their private properties.
Further, Advocate General Baldev Raj Mahajan refused the submission which are claimed before the court that all the actions were taken with due compliance as per the procedure and law.
The court in the case observed that the authorities have reportedly demolished several ‘illegal’ shanties, temporary shops and certain concrete structures, wherein it is alleged that the persons who are being involved in communal violence which happened last week.
The bench in the case noted that the news items carried in the ‘Times of India’ and the ‘The Indian Express’ would go on to show that demolitions are stated to be on account of the fact that the individuals who are involved in the anti-social activities had made the illegal constructions.
Therefore, the newspaper reports quoted the Home Minister himself as saying that that bulldozers are part of illaj, the treatment, since the Government is probing communal violence. Referring to the Home Minister’s statement.
The bench headed by Justice Sandhawalia in the case observed and has remarked that the power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
