
SC declines to initiate contempt action against UP officials for defying freeze on demolitions
New Delhi- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to initiate contempt action against authorities in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly defying its September 17 order freezing demolition action nationwide. A bench, headed by Justice B.R. Gavai, refused to entertain the plea filed by an NGO, remarking that entertaining a contempt plea on the basis of newspaper…