Inhuman, illegal demolition in Prayagraj shocks our conscience: SC
Inhuman, illegal demolition in Prayagraj shocks our conscience: SC
NEW DELHI: (Apr 1) Calling the demolition of residential homes in Prayagraj "inhuman and illegal", the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the city development authority to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to each aggrieved house owner within six weeks.
"The manner in which the demolition has taken place shocks our conscience. Residences of the appellants have been high-handedly demolished. There is something called right to shelter, due process of law," said a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan.
The bench said the "high handed" manner of the demolitions showed insensitivity on the part of authority while underlining the "rule of the law in the country".
