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SC Notice to Assam Govt on Contempt Plea Against Illegal Demolition - The Statesman
GOALPARA DISTRICT, ASSAM, JUL 24 – The petition claims over 667 families were displaced in eviction drives that lacked personal hearings or adequate appeal time, raising questions on procedural fairness by Assam officials.
- The Supreme Court issued a notice to Assam government officials on July 24, 2025, to examine a contempt plea regarding demolitions in Goalpara's Hasilabeel village.
- The plea alleges that authorities violated November 13, 2024, Supreme Court guidelines by evicting and demolishing homes of over 667 families without prior show-cause notices or adequate hearing.
- District officials issued a two-day eviction notice on June 13, 2025, followed by demolitions on June 16 affecting poor families who had lived there for 60-70 years and faced displacement due to Brahmaputra river shifts.
- Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde emphasized that 667 impoverished families have lived on the disputed land for six to seven decades, underscoring concerns that the eviction efforts disproportionately targeted a minority group.
- The Supreme Court's examination suggests potential prosecution for contempt if violations persist, while clarifying that guidelines do not apply to government land or unauthorized structures on public properties.
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Supreme Court Issues Notice To Assam Chief Secretary Over Goalpara Demolition Drive
The Supreme Court issued notice on a plea seeking contempt action against the Assam Chief Secretary and other officials for allegedly conducting a mass eviction and demolition drive in Goalpara's Hasila Beel in violation of the apex court guidelines.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear contempt plea against demolitions in Assam’s Goalpara
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a contempt petition against Assam’s chief secretary and Goalpara district authorities for alleged violations of the court’s earlier guidelines on eviction and demolition drives that took place last month, Live Law reported.A bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued notices to the chief secretary and other officials, seeking their responses in the matter within two weeks,…
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