Jamshedpur, Feb. 3 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stayed the Jharkhand High Court's January 14 order of demolition of the deviated parts of 24 buildings in regard to three more buildings here. The SC will hear the special leave petitions (SLPs) of three more building owners out of the 24 on Wednesday, lawyers close to the development said on Tuesday.

The SC double bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta had stayed the HC order in respect of the three buildings on Monday, taking the total number of buildings exempted from the HC demolition order to six now.

"The SC today ordered status quo in respect of buildings belonging to S Jairaj and Manish Dubey. The HC has dismissed their Interlocutory Applications (IAs) again...