NEW DELHI: Imposing a pan-India ban on instant ‘bulldozer justice’, Supreme Court on Wednesday said demolition of a citizen’s house merely because he is an accused or even a convict, that too without following the due process as prescribed by law, will be “totally unconstitutional”. It laid down a lengthy process for razing illegal structures…
On June 27, district administration in Bareilly bulldozed a builder’s 12-room bungalow, reducing the structure and his children’s and grandchildren’s belongings to rubble for his alleged involvement in a gunfight. Days later, the houses of seven families in next door Moradabad were razed after a man was accused of orchestrating a dacoity and kidnapping. Today,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday laid out comprehensive guidelines to ensure due process in property demolitions, especially those linked to accused individuals. Pointing out the unconstitutionality of demolishing homes merely because a resident is accused or convicted of an offense, the bench comprising Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan underscored that…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has firmly stated that citizens’ properties cannot be threatened with demolition and that “bulldozer justice” is “unacceptable”.A bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud emphasised that no civilised legal system recognises justice through bulldozers, and proper legal procedures must be followed before addressing illegal constructions or encroachments.“Bulldozer justice is…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reiterated its stance on ‘bulldozer justice‘ and said that mere accusations or even conviction of heinous crime can’t be ground for demolition of property.“We are going to make it clear that merely because somebody is an accused or convict, it can’t be a ground for demolition,” the top…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that glorification and grandstanding of bulldozer justice cannot be allowed in the country and directed that no bulldozer demolition of property of those accused of crime will be carried out across the country without its permission till October 1, the next date of hearing in the case.“Even…
NEW DELHI: In response to the Supreme Court‘s strong stance against bulldozer justice, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday that the use of bulldozers was unconstitutional and expressed their satisfaction that the “bulldozer of justice” has finally been initiated.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi praised the…
the NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday expressed concern over “repeated targeting” of minorities in BJP-governed states, saying that it was “deeply troubling”. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge strongly condemned BJP for allegedly using “bulldozing as a tactic to instill fear among citizens”.Party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said “bulldozer justice is completely unacceptable” and “it must…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday flayed the idea of “bulldozer action” as a means to justice and called it an act of “barbarism” that requires immediate attention. The grand old party also flagged, what it called the “repeated targeting of minorities” with the use of state machinery in BJP ruled states.The opposition charge comes…
