Supreme Court to hear contempt plea by Malvan man over demolitions

The November 13, 2024 judgment had said that demolition of properties of citizens without following due process is contrary to the rule of law.

The plea, filed through Advocate Fauzia Shakil, disputes the FIR’s claim of anti-India sloganeering. Khan stated that, in reality, two men had assaulted his son near a liquor shop when he was buying chips after returning from a mosque. The plea states that a mob came to the family’s tin shed house later at night and assaulted them.

An FIR was registered against them on the complaint of one Sachin Varadkar, and the couple was taken into custody on February 24. They got bail the next day.

Khan said that after the incident, local MLA Nilesh Rane also wrote to civic authorities to take immediate action against him and family members.

Following the developments, the civic authorities demolished the tin shed shop and one-room tin house on February 24, alleging that it was an “illegal structure”.

After the demolition, Rane posted on X thanking the Malvan Municipal Council Administration and the police for taking immediate action, the plea submitted.

Khan said that on February 24, the scrap shop of his brother, too, was demolished only for the reason that he was related to them.

He added that though there were many other houses in the vicinity, only his house and the family’s scrap shops were demolished.

Khan said that after the demolition, his house and shop were looted by those who had gathered there. This, he said, caused him a loss of about Rs 15 lakh and sought compensation from the authorities.