# MP government faces Supreme Court contempt over Bhopal sealing halt 2026-08-07T23:47:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on August 5 initiated contempt proceedings against the Madhya Pradesh government for stalling the Bhopal Municipal Corporation's (BMC) sealing drive against illegal commercial establishments in residential areas. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan said the government's August 2 decision to form a 10-member committee to examine occupancy violations "absolutely collided" with the court's earlier directions. The court ordered the Jabalpur High Court to vacate three interim stay orders and gave the state government five weeks to submit a report, with the next hearing on September 15. Separately, Siasat.com reports that the BMC submitted a false action taken report to the Supreme Court, claiming nearly 100 establishments were sealed. Ground verification found only two properties were actually sealed, while the rest had shut voluntarily. The BMC had issued notices to 1,018 establishments. Manish Gupta, a petitioner in the case, called the report "misleading" and demanded strict action against officials who prepared it. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in - siasat.com Tags: Bhopal Municipal Corporation, building violations, commercial use, Supreme Court, survey Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bhopal-civic-body-to-crack-down-on-illegal-commercial-use/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bhopal-civic-body-to-crack-down-on-illegal-commercial-use/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.