New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a batch of petitions seeking directions to the Centre and state government to refrain from bulldozing shops and homes of people accused in criminal proceedings as an extra-legal punitive measure, a practice popularly known as “bulldozer justice”.

A bench comprising Justice B R Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan clarified that their earlier order halting such demolitions shall not apply on cases where demolitions are required to clear unauthorized constructions.