Contempt Notice Issued to Junagadh Municipal Commissioner for Defying SC Orders and Demolishing '300-Year-Old' Dargah: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has issued a contempt notice to Dr. Om Prakash, Municipal Commissioner of Junagadh, and Senior Town Planner Vivek Kiran Parekh for allegedly defying the Supreme Court’s order dated 31.01.2018 and the State Government’s policy dated 19.04.2024 by demolishing the Hajrat Jok Alisha Dargah, said to be around 300 years old. The division bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice R.T. Vachhani found prima facie merit in…