HC halts MCD's demolition bid tied to Uttam nagar murder
New Delhi, March 11 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday restrained the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for one week from demolishing houses belonging to the mothers of two individuals accused or questioned in connection with the murder of a 26-year-old man during clashes between families in Uttam Nagar over Holi celebrations, even as it refused to consider their petition seeking protection from police action and proposed demolition.
The order was passed by a bench of justice Amit Bansal, who directed the two women - Shahnaz and Jarina - to file a better petition confined to demolition issues and asked MCD to take no action until then.
While Shahnaz's two sons, aged 14, were questioned by police, Jarina's son Imran was named an accused in the FIR in connection with the death of Tarun Kumar.
In her petition, argued by advocate Divyesh Pratap Singh, Jarina alleged that such action could be taken as a punitive measure merely because members of her family were questioned in connection with a criminal case.
Shahnaz, in her plea, stated her house was next to Umardeep's residence and the demolition had created an atmosphere of fear in the locality.
The bench observed the women wrongfully combined multiple prayers into a single petition and its jurisdiction was limited to issues concerning demolition and encroachment, not police protection....
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