House demolition: Allahabad HC provides a day’s time to UP govt to answer Parveen Fatima’s plea 

Express News Service

LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court, on Tuesday, gave a day’s time to the Uttar Pradesh authorities and Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) to answer a writ petition filed by the spouse and daughter of Javed Mohammad alias Javed Pump, the alleged mastermind of June 10 violent protests in Prayagraj, in opposition to the demolition of their home by the district administration and Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) on June 12.

Hearing a petition filed by Parveen Fatima and Summaiya Fatima, the spouse and daughter of Javed Mohammed, respectively, the division bench, comprising Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice Syed Waiz Mian, posted the matter for subsequent listening to on June 30.

High Court lawyer KK Roy represented the petitioners whereas state advocate basic, Ajay Kumar Mishra appeared on behalf of the state authorities. 

Earlier, on Monday the court docket had adjourned the case for a day when one of many judges had recused himself from the case.

The petitioners’ counsel submitted that the home demolished by the authorities didn’t belong to Javed Mohammad however to his spouse Fatima who had acquired it as present from her dad and mom even earlier than her marriage. It was talked about by the petitioners’ lawyer that Parveen Fatima had been paying home tax and water tax every now and then. Even tax receipts had been issued in her title.

Advocate Roy contended that the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) didn’t serve any discover upon the proprietor of the home however to her husband Mohammad Javed, the activist and businessman who was arrested on June 10 on costs of instigating violent protests in opposition to the remarks of former BJP spokesperson over Prophet Mohammad.

In the writ petition, the petitioners have sought compensation and punishment to erring officers. Besides, as an interim measure, they’ve requested the court docket to direct the state authorities to rearrange a authorities lodging for them until the reconstruction of their home.

In the writ petition, it has been alleged by each petitioners — spouse and daughter of Javed — that on June 10, 2022, round midnight they had been forcibly taken away by police to Mahila Thana and detained for 3 days. Accordingly, they’ve requested the court docket to direct the state authorities to pay them compensation for his or her unlawful arrest and detention and for violation of their elementary rights underneath Article 21 (safety of proper to life and private liberty) of the Constitution of India.