Allahabad High Court’s big break on bulldozer action in UP: Clinic and hospital demolition in Shravasti, know the whole matter

The Allahabad High Court has now put a big brake on bulldozer action in Uttar Pradesh. The Lucknow bench of the High Court has currently stayed the orders of the district administration to demolish a clinic and hospital in Shravasti district. This decision has brought great relief to those owners who were alleging that their valid property was being demolished illegally.

The case is related to a clinic and hospital in Bhinga in Shravasti district. The owner of the clinic and the hospital filed a petition while moving to the Allahabad High Court. His argument was that the place where his clinic and hospital are built is completely legal, on the populated land and also has his legitimate deed. Despite this, the district administration was taking action to demolish them, accusing them of encroachment on the alleged government land.

During the hearing of the petition, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court investigated all the documents. The court ordered that no citizen can be evicted from his property without any appropriate notice and the entire legal process. The court has provided interim relief by immediately prohibiting the bulldozer action of the district administration. Now the next hearing of this case is to be held on 11 July.

This decision has come at a time when ‘bulldozer action’ has been in constant discussion to remove encroachment in the state. The court has given a message that a judicial and transparent legal process should be followed before any citizen is evicted from his property, so that there is no injustice to anyone.