Justice G S Sistani deferrs the hearing of the Jangpura RWA contempt petition to March 1

Jangpura RWA has moved Delhi HC for contempt proceedings against Delhi CM and the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, for instigating a mob to trespass on DDA land, offering prayers and carrying on construction. DDA had failed to fence the area after demolishing an illegal religious structure.

On Saturday, through its counsel, R K Saini, the RWA also sought initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against Shoaib Iqbal, MLA of Matia Mahal constituency, and Asif Mohd Khan, who represents Okhla in the assembly, besides the CM and Bukhari.

Invoking a famous SC ruling (' Be that you may be as high, the law is above you' ), the RWA has urged the high court to take strong action against those named. It alleged that all those named, "by their actions and words, scandalized and lowered the authority of the court, interfered with the due course of judicial process, interfered and obstructed the administration of justice and brought into disrepute the honour , majesty and authority of the law and the courts."


The petitioners underlined the failure of DDA and Delhi Police to fence off the area after removing the encroachments despite an HC order earlier that any area once rid of encroachers ought to be immediately fenced off to prevent re-encroachment.

According to the RWA, the structure was built "illegally" on DDA land which was earmarked for construction of a community centre. After HC took a strong view of DDA's apathy, the agency had earlier this week demolished the mosque leading to tension in the locality.

Justice G S Sistani took the report on record and deferred the hearing of the matter to March 1. But, the RWA informed HC in its plea that prayers were offered there and that the site was now being occupied continuously by about 100 persons at the instance of the CM, Shahi Imam and other local politicians, which amounts to interfering in the administration of justice, it alleged. On Friday, a group of hundreds of protesters allegedly breached barricades put up by DDA and tried to rebuilt a temporary structure using tin sheets and bricks at the site of demolished mosque. 

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