The Bench observed that carrying out demolition immediately after an offence may constitute a distorted exercise of executive discretion.
The notion that “courts take twenty years to deliver justice, while a bulldozer provides it in twenty minutes” has become a ...
India’s Supreme Court released a ruling on Wednesday finding that the country’s authorities cannot use demolition of properties as punishment for those accused or convicted of crimes. It set stringent ...
The Jharkhand High Court has refused to modify its earlier order directing the demolition of illegal constructions in Jamshedpur. The Court held that the Supreme Court's decision In Re: ...
The bench questioned whether the top court’s November 2024 ruling on punitive demolitions was being followed in the state.
India, Feb. 4 -- Taking a stern note of alleged demolition drives in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has observed ...
Granting interim relief to Faheemuddin and two others from Hamirpur, a Division Bench comprising Justice Atul Sridharan and Justice Siddharthanandan questioned whether the state has the authority to ...
The Allahabad High Court has voiced serious concern over ongoing punitive demolitions in Uttar Pradesh, observing that such ...