New Delhi, July 22 -- Declaring that courts, as guardians of rights, cannot hesitate to tell people things they do not want to hear, the Supreme Court has directed the demolition of all unauthorised structures, including illegal additions in economically weaker section (EWS) houses and encroachments in setback areas, across Meerut and its outskirts, while ruling that illegal constructions cannot be legitimised by the passage of time or official inaction.The court's sweeping directions came while monitoring compliance in a contempt case arising out of rampant illegal constructions in Meerut. P7...