Police remained alert and the family of a minor filed a rape complaint against seniors in Nainital after the two groups clashed Wednesday night. document
Uttarakhand High Court ordered the withdrawal of authorities on Friday (May 2, 2025) against Uttarakhand High Court, a 72-year-old man accused of revoking a 12-year-old girl, revoking the authorities and revoking the local government of Nainital for not following the Supreme Court's guidelines. The High Court also condemned the police's failure to control the legal and order situation in the town of Mount, adding that the indifference between the government and the police has exacerbated the situation.
It should be mentioned that in November, the Supreme Court ruled frequent “bulldozer operations” in some states, which are guidelines on demolishing people's homes and private property. These rules include 15 days of prior notice of demolition occupants, fair hearing opportunities and photography of the final demolition.
The judges of Chief Justice G. Narendra and Justice Ravindra Maithani heard about this and asked the town's civic agencies why they should not take a contempt lawsuit against them because they failed to fulfill the guidelines set by the Supreme Court for the demolition case.
“Everyone is rushing around like this…what is this. The public may stir up excitement, but the government will be thrilled…how many police officers do you want to keep. …If the government starts such an action, take it from us, and one day the police will be beaten on the road,” the court observed verbally. ”
Citizens’ agency officials immediately issued an unconditional apology in court and proposed that all 63 notices issued against the defendants will be immediately withdrawn.
“If we have to do it, we will follow the SC's guidelines,” the official added.
During the hearing, the HC also asked senior police officer Prahlad Narayan Meena about why the police failed to maintain the legal and order status in the town that was flooded with tourists.
“How would you explain the defendant being manipulated by a mob inside the court, even if he was detained by the police? How would you explain the video of the mob running and the police standing. The damaged infrastructure belongs to everyone. What actions did you take against those police officers,” HC asked SSP. ”
Advocate Kartikeya Hari Gupta, representing 67-year-old Husna Begum, a 67-year-old accused of rape, argued in court that even in the family, the demolition notice was arrested on the same day, the house should be arrested on May 3 and the house should be demolished on May 3. He also defended the court that his client had lived in that house for the past 20 years and had never given her any notice of encroachment.
Mr. Gupta made a court case: “As the town’s stressed groups provide it with public colour, the current notification has been used as a measure of revenge. She has been helpless since the last three days.”
He added that the defendant himself had introduced to police, who was later arrested and detained in judicial custody. Any forceful demolition of the petitioner's residence is a violation of the Supreme Court order that prohibits such retaliation from exercising the property of the defendant accused of committing the crime.
On May 6, the next hearing date, the High Court requires police and civic agencies to submit detailed reports on their compliance with the court’s instructions.
Public tensions broke out in Nainital on Wednesday after allegedly the minor was attacked by the defendant. Angry mob ransacked the market, Muslims and vehicles parked on the roadside owned damaged shops. Due to the peak of the tourist season, visitors at the hill station are still confined to their hotel rooms as police are holding peace meetings to maintain law and order.
publishing – May 2, 2025 at 09:19 IST
