SC halts demolition drive in Rajasthan border districts
Supreme Court grants interim protection against demolition in Rajasthan border districts, keeping constitutional scrutiny alive in a border-security-sensitive dispute.
- The Supreme Court granted interim protection against demolition for the petitioners’ properties and asked the petitioners to move the Rajasthan High Court’s Division Bench at Jodhpur.
- The Rajasthan High Court rejected the petitioners’ concerns by citing national security in sensitive border areas and denied religious discrimination.
- Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind filed the petition on behalf of 40 affected people.
What happened
The Supreme Court granted interim protection to residents affected by demolition action in Rajasthan's border districts. The affected properties include mosques, madrasas, dargahs, homes, and other structures.
A petition filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on behalf of 40 affected people led the court to order that no demolitions be carried out for two weeks for the petitioners' properties. The Supreme Court also directed the petitioners to approach the Rajasthan High Court's Division Bench at Jodhpur.
UPSC can frame the issue around the limits of executive power, procedural fairness, and the constitutional protection available when demolition is justified on security grounds. The dispute also tests how courts balance public order and national security with Articles 14 and 21-based claims against arbitrary state action.
