NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court stayed demolition of small, illegal retail shops in the wake of communal violence in New Delhi, shortly after civil authorities began tearing down the structures under protection of police and security forces.after violence there during a Hindu religious procession.
The civil authority leading the demolition, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi , is governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party . A senior police officer overseeing the demolition said adequate forces had to be deployed to ensure civic authorities could do their job peacefully.