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The Supreme Court will render a decision on Wednesday regarding appeals to establish national guidelines for property demolition.
On October 1, a bench led by Justice B R Gavai reserved the decision.
In addition to stating that it would establish guidelines for the entire country, the top court made it clear that any religious building in the middle of a road, whether it be a temple or a “dargah,” “has to go” because the public interest comes first.
It was stated that property cannot be demolished just because someone is an accused person or even a convicted felon.
A number of pleas claimed that in multiple states, properties—including those allegedly connected to criminal activity—were being demolished.
“Whatever we are laying down, we are a secular country. The bench had stated, “We are laying it down for all citizens, for all institutions, not for any particular community.”
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and other petitioners were asking the top court to order state governments to stop demolishing the homes of people who have been accused of rioting and other violent crimes.
The top court had noted during its earlier hearing of the case that even one instance of unlawful demolition went against the “ethos” of the Constitution.