Supreme Court Demolition Guidelines 2024: Notice, Hearing and Accountability
Explaining the 13 November 2024 demolition judgment, its procedural safeguards, exceptions and limits on punitive state action.
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IN THE [NAME OF COURT] [CASE TYPE] No. ______ of 20__ IN THE MATTER OF: [PETITIONER NAME] ... Petitioner VERSUS [RESPONDENT NAME] ... Respondent ---------------------------------------- INDEX Sl. | Particulars | Pages 1. | Index | ____ 2. | Memo of Parties | ____ 3. | Synopsis and List of Dates | ____ 4. | Petition | ____ 5. | Affidavit in support | ____ 6. | Vakalatnama | ____ ---------------------------------------- MEMO OF PARTIES [PETITIONER NAME] [Age, parentage, full address] ... Petitioner VERSUS [RESPONDENT NAME] [Full address] ... Respondent ---------------------------------------- SYNOPSIS AND LIST OF DATES [BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE CASE] Date | Event [DATE] | [EVENT] ---------------------------------------- PETITION The Petitioner most respectfully submits as follows: FACTS 1. [FACTS IN NUMBERED PARAGRAPHS] GROUNDS A. [GROUND] PRAYER In the circumstances stated above, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to: (i) [RELIEF SOUGHT] (ii) pass such other order(s) as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the interest of justice. Place: [PLACE] Date: ____ PETITIONER Through [ADVOCATE NAME, ENROLMENT NO.] ---------------------------------------- AFFIDAVIT I, [PETITIONER NAME], aged [AGE] years, residing at [ADDRESS], do hereby solemnly affirm and state as under: 1. That I am the Petitioner in the above matter and am conversant with the facts, hence competent to swear this affidavit. 2. That the accompanying petition has been drafted under my instructions; its contents are true to my knowledge and belief, and the annexures are true copies of their originals. DEPONENT VERIFICATION Verified at [PLACE] on ____ that the contents of the above affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge, no part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed. DEPONENT
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- Paper size, margins, line spacing and font are fixed by each High Court's rules and practice directions — check the registry notice before filing.
- Many courts require A4 paper, one-and-a-half or double spacing and a wider left margin for binding; confirm current rules.
- Number every page and annexure (Annexure P-1, P-2…) and match the Index.
- Affidavits are sworn before an Oath Commissioner or Notary as the court requires.
- Court fee, process fee and the Vakalatnama form vary by court and State.
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