Jharkhand demolitions: Contempt case against union minister
April 18th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANSRanchi, April 18 (IANS) A contempt of court case was filed in the Jharkhand High Court Monday against Congress Lok Sabha member from Ranchi and union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay for disrupting the ongoing, court-ordered demolition drive in the state.
“A criminal contempt of court case has been filed against Subodh Kant Sahay for disrupting the demolition drive,” said Abhay Mishra, lawyer of Rajesh Kumar, who filed the case.
“The case has been filed as Sahay disrupted the execution of the court order,” Mishra told IANS.
Sahay staged a sit-in at Islamnagar area of Ranchi early this month. The protest had turned violent and police had to open fire on the agitators, which killed one youth and injured three people.
Initially, Kumar filed an intervention petition against Sahay, but the high court asked him to file a contempt of court case.
In the last one month, more than 4,200 illegal structures have been demolished in the state, affecting more than 100,000 people. In the next two to three weeks, the ongoing drive, being carried out on the directive of the Jharkhand High Court, could render more than 500,000 people homeless.
- One killed in violent anti-demolition protests in Ranchi (Lead) - Apr 05, 2011
- Union minister on protest arrested in Jharkhand - Apr 05, 2011
- Congress playing demolition politics: BJP, JMM - Apr 06, 2011
- Congress demands probe into Ranchi police firing - Apr 06, 2011
- Jharkhand court declines to halt demolition drive - Apr 20, 2011
- Sinha ends strike, Jharkhand to move court to stay demolitions (Lead) - Apr 19, 2011
- Shutdown hits life in Jharkhand, Medha Patkar booked - May 02, 2011
- Jharkhand demolitions: BJP leaders seeks PM's intervention - Apr 21, 2011
- More BJP leaders join anti-demolition drive in Jharkhand - Apr 18, 2011
- PM seeks report on Jharkhand demolitions - Apr 29, 2011
- Yashwant Sinha protests demolition drive - Apr 17, 2011
- Opposition shutdown hits Ranchi - Apr 07, 2011
- Two die of shock in Jharkhand demolition drive - Apr 17, 2011
- Munda's Germany visit amid state crisis creates heat - Apr 08, 2011
- Congress moves court against Jharkhand demolitions - Apr 15, 2011
Tags: agitators, congress, contempt case, contempt of court, court case, criminal contempt, demolition drive, execution, illegal structures, jharkhand high court, kant, lawyer, lok sabha member, petition, protest, ranchi, sahay, subodh, tourism minister, union minister