SC orders constructions after 1992 in Kant Enclave to be demolished

The apex court ordered compensation of Rs 5 million each to those whose construction were to be demolished

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the demolition of structures built after August 18, 1992, at Faridabad's Kant Enclave, saying they were built on forest land.

“The demolition should be completed on or before December 31, 2018,” a bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta ordered.

The bench lashed out at R Kant & Co, which carried out construction in the area, and the state government for allowing it. It said there was no doubt that irreversible damage has been caused to the environment and ecology of the Aravalli hills.

"There is no doubt that at the