Though the main petitioner, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, termed the Supreme Court judgment against bulldozer demolitions “a historic verdict” which “set a template for the future”, some of the ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) lashed out that States which metamorphose into judges to punish accused persons awaiting trial by driving bulldozers into their homes indulge in ...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has instituted rigorous limitations on the contentious ‘bulldozer justice’ practice, a punitive approach frequently employed by the Uttar Pradesh government. The ...

The verdict came just days after then Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, while hearing a case regarding a man whose home was illegally demolished by the UP government as a part of a road widening ...

Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Before rolling out bulldozers to demolish illegal portions of a house or properties, which are either co-owned or resided in a person accused of a heinous offence ...

He claimed that the manner in which bulldozers were used in Ayodhya was the reason behind the BJP's defeat in the seat in the Lok Sabha elections. The Supreme Court has parked the bulldozer in the ...

'Bulldozer justice' violates constitutional principles, says Supreme Court Asserts executive actions can't override judicial processes Issues nationwide guidelines for demolitions of illegal ...

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The court’s judgment highlighted the dangers of what it described as “bulldozer justice,” declaring that the executive cannot act as both judge and executor by demolishing the properties of ...

"The executive [the government] cannot become a judge and demolish properties. The chilling sight of a bulldozer demolishing a building reminds one of lawlessness where might was right," the ...

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the house of a person accused or convicted of a crime cannot be demolished by State authorities citing the criminal background of the ...

India's Supreme Court has ruled that 'bulldozer justice' — instant demolitions mainly targeting Muslims for alleged crimes — is unconstitutional, rebuking authorities close to Prime Minister ...