Overview
- The High Court restrained the Municipal Corporation of Delhi from demolition for one week with respect to the petitioners’ homes, following an oral assurance of no immediate action.
- Petitioners withdrew their combined pleas and received liberty to file refined, separate petitions within a week challenging demolition.
- The judge declined to entertain requests for police protection in the same matter, with Delhi Police arguing such orders could hinder the ongoing murder investigation.
- MCD told the court the March 8 action targeted portions encroaching on a public drain across eight houses and maintained that prior notice was not required under law.
- The case stems from a Holi-period clash in Uttam Nagar in which a 26-year-old man was killed, with several apprehensions reported, while petitioners allege communal narratives and mob vandalism.