Supreme Court stays demolition drive in Mathura for 10 days

The Muslim-majority settlement being bulldozed is situated along a railway track in the backyard of the Krishna Janmabhoomi, a disputed land.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 16, 2023 · 02:31 pm

Gujarat: Civilian killed amid clashes over mosque demolition in Junagadh

A purported video shows men being flogged near the mosque.

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· Jun 17, 2023 · 07:26 pm

Shattered lives: Where do the victims of Tughlaqabad demolition drive in Delhi go?

The removal of encroachments from Tughlaqabad Fort’s protected area has left 2,000 families without shelter. Their pleas for rehabilitation have gone unheeded.

Sneha

· May 30, 2023 · 09:00 am

Action will be taken against officials, says Rajasthan minister on eviction of Pakistani Hindus

A temporary settlement of the migrants in Jaisalmer was demolished on Tuesday, leaving 150 of them homeless.

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· May 19, 2023 · 01:41 pm

Assam eviction drive will continue, says CM days after Gauhati HC pulled up state government

On Tuesday, the Assam government told the Gauhati HC that it would take action against police officers who illegally demolished five homes in Nagaon district.

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· Jan 06, 2023 · 12:43 pm

‘Our homes are not illegal’: After sleepless nights, Haldwani residents welcome Supreme Court stay

Those served eviction orders for allegedly encroaching on railway land claim that they are being singled out because they are Muslim.

Zafar Aafaq

· Jan 06, 2023 · 09:00 am

Nagaon demolition: Assam tells HC it will take action against police officers within 15 days

The police had demolished the homes of five persons who had set a police station on fire in May following a custodial death.

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· Jan 04, 2023 · 12:30 pm

Demolishing houses ‘in guise of investigation’ not provided in any criminal law, says Gauhati HC

The High Court pulled up the police for bulldozing the homes of five men accused of setting fire to a police station in Nagaon district.

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· Nov 18, 2022 · 06:45 pm

‘Choked by red tape’: Muslims who moved court after Khargone demolitions allege official harassment

Residents claim that the civic administration is refusing to grant them permission for reconstruction and licences to reopen their businesses.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Sep 22, 2022 · 06:30 am

In Khargone, bulldozers raze property of businessman who had moved court against earlier demolition

After Amjad Khan moved court when his bakery was torn down in April, acquaintances and officials asked him to withdraw his petition, he said.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Sep 09, 2022 · 09:00 am

We cannot pass an ‘omnibus order’: Supreme Court refuses to stay demolitions across states

The court said that ‘rule of law has to be followed’ in response to petitions filed by Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind against the demolition exercises.

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· Jul 13, 2022 · 02:06 pm

Why isn’t India’s judiciary acting to stop the spate of illegal demolitions across the country?

Many legal experts and activists are disheartened by the lack of judicial intervention in the punitive bulldozer demolitions in UP, MP and Gujarat.

Umang Poddar

· Jun 17, 2022 · 06:30 am