The Nasirnagar demolition case raises serious questions about Surat’s due process, municipal accountability and housing for displaced residents. Gujarat High Court questions SMC’s housing U-turn after the Nasirnagar demolition, seeks an explanation on criminal contempt and summons senior civic officials. Days after hundreds of homes were razed in Surat's Nasirnagar, a central question continues to hang in the air: who authorised the demolition? The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has.