The Supreme Court today granted 1 week interim protection to a 75-year old man from Uttar Pradesh facing demolition action allegedly without issuance of notice and opportunity of hearing.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, directing status quo for a week, after hearing Senior Advocate Rauf Rahim (for petitioners). The bench was not inclined to entertain the petition under Article 32 of the Constitution and gave the petitioner liberty to approach the High Court to take benefit of the bulldozer judgment . However, noting that part demolition had already taken place, it directed status quo for a week.

Besides protection from the demolition action at his residential/marriage hall premises, the petitioner sought restoration of the portion demolished by t

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