NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court warned on Monday that those blocking the government officials from carrying out sealing of unauthorised and illegal constructions in Delhi would be sent directly to the Tihar jail from the court.
The stern warning came from a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, which accepted an unconditional apology tendered by Mukesh Suryan, the chairman of the wards committee of the Najafgarh zone, against whom allegations were levelled that he had threatened the officials.
The Forum of MCD Engineers had alleged in the apex court that Suryan had threatened the officials when they had gone to seal unauthorised constructions as per directions of the court-mandated monitoring committee.
During the brief hearing, Suryan's counsel told the bench that he had filed an affidavit tendering unconditional apology and he would not repeat any such thing in the future.
"Make sure that it is not repeated and if you do it again, then come to the court with a suitcase as you will go directly to Tihar jail from here," the bench said.
The apex court had earlier warned against threats given to officials, who were carrying out sealing of unauthorised constructions, and said that such kind of 'dadagiri' (bullying tactics) would not work.