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“Bulldozer Justice” rebuked: Orissa High Court orders 10 lakh compensation for illegal demolition of community centre
In a searing indictment of executive overreach, the High Court slams the State for razing a publicly funded community centre in defiance of judicial orders, holding a Tahasildar personally liable and warning against the dangerous rise of “bulldozer justice.”
Dwarka: Clearance of encroachments leaves locals hopeless and in anguish
The recent demolition of structures in Dwarka, Gujarat has been a centre of controversy. The authorities have claimed that these structures were illegal, and the due process of law was followed before any demolitions took place. However, locals have raised concerns that primarily Muslims are being targeted in the demolition drive and that no proper notice was given.
Supreme Court reinforces due process in demolition cases, lays down stringent guidelines to prevent arbitrary demolitions
Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan establishes clear guidelines to ensure due process in demolition actions, mandates accountability for public officials, and safeguards citizens' fundamental rights, including the right to shelter
Demolitions: SC orders status quo on Sonapur demolitions, issues notice to Assam Government Uttarakhand, UP, Gujarat also ignore Sept 17 order
Contempt petition accuses Assam authorities of defying the Supreme Court's September 17 order staying demolitions across India; other incidents of local authorities across India bypassing legal safeguards and eroding the rule of law also reported from 5 BJP ruled states
Muslim tailor commits suicide after LDA ‘demolished’ his house
LDA has started a militarised demolition drive of shops and homes in the over 50-year-old predominantly Muslim locality, distress 15,000 residents
In Delhi, 122,729 applications sent to DDA for ownership rights under PM UDAY, only 23,811 conferred ownership rights: Lok Sabha
With a stark ratio of 1:5, only 1 in 5 applicants have received ownership rights under flagship PM Uday scheme
Mumbai: Hundreds of people displaced after demolitions in Jai Bhim Nagar
Mumbai’s Jai Bhim Nagar colony saw a hoard of demolitions on June 6th which also left several injured as they protested the demolition of their homes and tried to save their belongings.
Govandi slum demolition: Temporary halt after protests outside BMC office by residents, those rendered homeless to rebuild their homes at the same site
Jan Haq Sangharsh Samiti submits written complaint to BMC, gives them 7 days to submit a written response to their demands, failing which the protest outside the BMC will start again
Demolitions as retributive state policy used against minorities in India: Amnesty
Indian authorities, especially in BJP ruled states need to immediately stop their unjust and mala fide selective demolitions of Muslim homes and establishments said Amnesty International in two reports released late on Wednesday
Indian minorities must be protected, GOI needs to take steps: IAMC report
The now regular report of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) focuses on different aspects of violence against Indian minorities; this quarter’s report computes incidents from July – September 2023
G20 related evictions and violence on India’s poor must stop: Jury
G20 has become an extra constitutional event, not abiding by the rule of law, were the preliminary remarks made by a jury at a public hearing on “Forced Evictions” organised by concerned citizens in New Delhi; G20 related evictions and violence on the poor must stop.