Supreme Court gave a big decision on bulldozer action, Justice BR Gavai – Everyone wishes to have their own house and they do not want to let go of this dream ever, “The famous poet Pradeep has described the importance of a home in this way.”

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a big verdict on the bulldozer action. Justice BR Gavai on Wednesday quoted these lines of famous poet Pradeep to underline that everyone wishes to have their own house and does not want this dream to ever go away. Issuing nationwide guidelines on demolition of properties, Justice Gavai started the 95-page verdict with these lines of the poet, “Apna ghar ho, apna aangan ho, is khwaab mein har koi jita hai, insaan ke dil ki ye chahat hai ki ek ghar ka sapna kabhi na chhuye.” The bench said, “The famous poet Pradeep has described the importance of a home in this way.”

What decision did the court give on the bulldozer action?

Justice Gavai wrote the verdict for the bench. The bench also includes Justice KV Vishwanathan. The court said that every person and family dreams of a house. “A house is a symbol of every family’s or individuals’ collective hopes for stability and security,” the bench said. The bench said an important question is whether authorities should be allowed to take away the shelter of a person accused of a crime as a measure of punishment. The bench said the right to shelter is one of the aspects of Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty) of the Constitution.

‘No property should be demolished without notice’

Laying down guidelines for the entire country, the court said no property should be demolished without giving a show cause notice and the affected should be given 15 days to respond. Taking a tough stand on ‘bulldozer justice’, the bench said the authorities cannot act as a judge, convict an accused and demolish his house. A bench of Justices Gavai and Vishwanathan said, “If the authorities arbitrarily demolish the house of a citizen only on the basis that he is accused of a crime, then it acts contrary to the principles of the rule of law.” The court said that if a person’s house is demolished only because he is accused or convicted, then it would be “completely unconstitutional”. While delivering the verdict, Justice Gavai said that the executive cannot replace the judiciary in carrying out its basic function.