NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday stayed the demolition of homes belonging to relatives of individuals accused in recent riots, ruling that the Nagpur Municipal Corporation‘s (NMC) action required legal scrutiny. The petitioners argued that the demolitions were arbitrary and in violation of Supreme Court guidelines.The petitions were filed by…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has laid down guidelines for constitutional courts to scrutinise the proportionality of punishment awarded to an errant member by a legislature, thus permitting judicial scrutiny of the penalty, breaking through a self-imposed restraint to extend its jurisdiction to a matter that has traditionally been considered the domain of legislatures.This verdict by…
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…
