The Supreme Court criticized the Uttar Pradesh government and Prayagraj Development Authority for the illegal demolitions of homes in Prayagraj in 2021, including those of a lawyer and a professor. The Court ordered Rs 10 lakh compensation for each affected individual within six weeks, calling the actions "insensitive" and a violation of the right to shelter under Article 21 of the Constitution. The demolitions were based on a mistaken belief that the land belonged to gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed. The petitioners had challenged the demolitions after the Allahabad High Court rejected their plea.