Supreme Court refuses to entertain petition filed by CPI(M) challenging demolition drive in Shaheen Bagh

New Delhi, May 09

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) challenging the demolition drive initiated by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation in the Shaheen Bagh area of Delhi.

A bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B. R. Gavai said that it cannot interfere at the behest of a political party. The bench asked the affected persons to approach the Delhi High court.

The bench also pulled up the civic body, demanding why it doesn’t undertake such activities with prior notice and by the letter of the law.