Bulldozer Action Hearing: During the hearing of the case of 'Bulldozer Justice', the Supreme Court clearly said in its oral comment, 'If there is any religious structure in the middle of the road, be it a Gurudwara or a Dargah or a temple, it cannot become an obstacle in the way of the public.' 

Supreme Court On Bulldozer Justice: Hearing on the case of 'Bulldozer Justice' began in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The Supreme Court clearly said in this case that 'its instructions for demolition with bulldozers and anti-encroachment campaign will be for everyone, irrespective of their religion or community.' 

Ban on 'Bulldozer Justice' continues, Supreme Court reserves decision

While continuing the ban on 'Bulldozer Justice', the Supreme Court said that compensation will be recovered from the contemptors. The court also directed that if action is not taken as per the law, the property of the victims will be returned. Compensation for this will also be recovered from the guilty officials. Before reserving the decision in the case of bulldozer action, the Supreme Court said that we are a secular country and our guidelines will be for everyone in the entire country. Whether it is a temple or a dargah, it will be right to remove it, because public safety comes first.

'No religious structure can become an obstacle in the way of the public', SC said categorically

During the hearing, the Supreme Court clearly said in its oral comment, 'If there is a religious structure in the middle of the road, whether it is a Gurudwara or a Dargah or a temple, it cannot become an obstacle in the way of the public.' The Supreme Court said that we are making it clear that the basis for demolition of property cannot be that a person is an accused or a convict. Justice Gavai said smilingly, 'When I was in Bombay, I myself had ordered the removal of illegal encroachment on a footpath. We will instruct the courts to keep this in mind when hearing cases of illegal encroachment.'

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta presented the states' side, the bench gave this advice

During the hearing in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta presented the side of the Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan governments. He said that there have been allegations of bulldozer action against a particular community. On this, Justice Gavai said that we are a secular country. Many things have been taken into consideration. If a person is guilty of any crime, then this is not the basis for bulldozer action. At the same time, Justice Vishwanathan suggested creating an online portal and digitizing the notice and action.

What did the Supreme Court say in the last three hearings of the bulldozer action case?

Earlier, on September 17, a bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Vishwanathan had said that the properties of the accused and others would not be demolished without their permission till October 1. On September 12, the Supreme Court had said that the bulldozer action is like running a bulldozer on the laws of the country. Then a bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice SVN Bhatti was hearing a petition against the threat of a municipality in Gujarat.

At the same time, the Supreme Court had said on September 2 that encroachment is not protected, but even if someone is guilty, such bulldozer action cannot be taken without following the legal process. The Supreme Court had then said that if all the parties related to this matter give suggestions, then we can issue guidelines for the entire country.