Bombay HC stops BMC from demolishing Kangana's property, asks to file reply on petition first
4 years, 6 months ago

Bombay HC stops BMC from demolishing Kangana's property, asks to file reply on petition first

Op India  

The Bombay High Court has passed a restraint order against the demolition drive being carried out by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on actress Kangana Ranaut’s property and has asked the BMC to file a reply on her petition. Bombay High Court stays BMC’s demolition at Kangana Ranaut’s property, asks the civic body to file reply on actor’s petition pic.twitter.com/VaoeBSOnay — ANI September 9, 2020 Parts of property already demolished The BMC had, however, already demolished parts of the property on the ground that some illegal alterations were carried out at the property without permission. The demolition drive being carried out the BMC was in violation of the order of the Bombay High Court that directed the government, Municipal corporations and other authorities against carrying out any demolition, eviction and holding auctions of attached properties across the State of Maharashtra till September 30. In an earlier order, the Bombay High Court had directed the Municipal Commissioners of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai as well Municipal Commissioners of all the Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra to consider issuing a general directive not to demolish, evict and/or hold auctions of attached properties for a specified period.

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BMC resumes demolition of Mumbai's Habitat studio where Kunal Kamra mocked Eknath Shinde
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1 week, 1 day ago

BMC resumes demolition of Mumbai's Habitat studio where Kunal Kamra mocked Eknath Shinde

Hindustan Times  

Kunal Kamra row: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation workers on Tuesday reportedly resumed the demolition work of an illegal structure at Mumbai's Habitat Studio on Monday, the venue where stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra made controversial remarks on Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde. In less than 24 hours after Kunal Kamra’s video, purportedly shot at the venue, showing him taking an alleged …

DDA cancels demolition of three temples in Delhi after protests
1 week, 2 days ago

DDA cancels demolition of three temples in Delhi after protests

Op India  

On 20th March, the Delhi Development Authority cancelled the proposed demolition of three temples near Sanjay Lake in Trilokpuri, which was scheduled for the same day. Demolition of three temples of Mayur Vihar phase ii cancelled by dda pic.twitter.com/CDUWbt793y — Vishnu Shankar Jain March 20, 2025 The demolition was originally proposed during the discussion of a Religious Committee meeting that …

'Action Taken In High-Handedness': Bombay HC Stays Demolition Of Properties Of Nagpur Violence Accused
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1 week, 2 days ago

'Action Taken In High-Handedness': Bombay HC Stays Demolition Of Properties Of Nagpur Violence Accused

ABP News  

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday granted a stay on the demolition of properties linked to the accused in the Nagpur violence case. The court ruled that the demolition of the houses of two accused, including Fahim Khan, by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation required legal scrutiny and criticised the administration for high-handedness. Earlier in the day, …

Demolition of property: Supreme Court seeks response from Maharashtra authority on contempt plea
1 week, 2 days ago

Demolition of property: Supreme Court seeks response from Maharashtra authority on contempt plea

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Maharashtra authority on a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for demolition of a house and shop in Sindhudurg district over alleged anti-India slogan during a cricket match. The petitioner has claimed the demolition was conducted by the authorities after a frivolous compliant was filed about alleged raising of an anti-India …

Bombay HC slams Thane Municipal Corporation for inaction against illegal mosque and prayer hall, orders demolition after Ramzan
2 weeks ago

Bombay HC slams Thane Municipal Corporation for inaction against illegal mosque and prayer hall, orders demolition after Ramzan

Op India  

On 10th March, the Bombay High Court came down heavily on the Thane Municipal Corporation for failing to demolish an illegal mosque and prayer hall despite prior court orders. The illegal structure in question was constructed without municipal approval on encroached land that is reportedly owned by New Shri Swami Samarth Borivade Housing Company Private Limited. It is also necessary …

Hundreds of Dombivli families trapped between mounting EMIs and KDMC’s demolition threat
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Hundreds of Dombivli families trapped between mounting EMIs and KDMC’s demolition threat

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Earlier this week the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation demolished an under-construction four-storey building which was built on a plot reserved for a garden. While the civic body’s drive leaves 6,500 families residing in the 62 buildings in distress, it also brings to light large-scale irregularities that has been a mainstay in Kalyan and Dombivli for decades – local builders have …

Jhuggi union moves Delhi HC to halt further demolition at Dhobi Ghat
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4 weeks ago

Jhuggi union moves Delhi HC to halt further demolition at Dhobi Ghat

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The court said that it would list the matter for March 6. A slum dwellers’ representative body approached the division bench of the Delhi high court against a single-judge order refusing to halt further demolition of a slum cluster at Dhobi Ghat, Jamia Nagar, by the Delhi Development Authority. Katju urged the court to immediately list the matter, …

'Approach HC': Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Contempt Petition Alleging Illegal Demolition Of Accused Persons' Houses In Gujarat
4 weeks, 2 days ago

'Approach HC': Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Contempt Petition Alleging Illegal Demolition Of Accused Persons' Houses In Gujarat

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition assailing demolition action stated to have been carried out by Ahmedabad authorities against houses of persons accused of crimes in violation of the Court's November 13 judgment.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order, asking the petitioner, who claimed that the authorities were guilty of contempt of …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To UP Authorities In Contempt Petition Over Part-Demolition Of Mosque; Stays Further Demolition
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To UP Authorities In Contempt Petition Over Part-Demolition Of Mosque; Stays Further Demolition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a contempt petition filed against Uttar Pradesh authorities for alleged violation of judgment dated November 13, 2024 restraining demolition actions across the country without prior notice and opportunity of hearing.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order, stating,"It is submitted that the structure in question was constructed on. The …

Bombay HC Issues Suo Motu Contempt Against Flat Owners For Illegal Constructions, Reprimands BMC For Failure To Take Necessary Actions
2 months, 1 week ago

Bombay HC Issues Suo Motu Contempt Against Flat Owners For Illegal Constructions, Reprimands BMC For Failure To Take Necessary Actions

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently initiated suo moto contempt against two flat owners, who demolished the walls of their flat along with a flat owned by another person resulting in structural alterations, without necessary permission from the BMC. A division bench of Justice Kamal Khata and Justice A.S. Gadkari observed that despite action initiated by the petitioner-society and order of …

Contempt Petition Filed In Supreme Court Against Demolition Of Property At Sambhal, UP
2 months, 1 week ago

Contempt Petition Filed In Supreme Court Against Demolition Of Property At Sambhal, UP

Live Law  

A contempt petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against Uttar Pradesh authorities for alleged violation of order dated November 13, 2024 restraining demolition actions across the country without prior notice and opportunity of hearing. The petitioner claims that a part of his property, situated at Sambhal, was demolished by authorities between January 10 and 11, 2025 without any …

HC refuses to stop demolition of 5 illegal Bhiwandi buildings
2 months, 2 weeks ago

HC refuses to stop demolition of 5 illegal Bhiwandi buildings

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Observing that protection cannot be granted to occupants of unauthorised buildings, as their ownership rights are based on illegality, the Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by eight residents of an illegal housing complex in Kalher, near Bhiwandi, for stalling demolition of five buildings. HC refuses to stop demolition of 5 illegal Bhiwandi buildings “The petitioners, …

HC seeks clarification from BMC over allegation of favours in road project
2 months, 2 weeks ago

HC seeks clarification from BMC over allegation of favours in road project

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay High Court on Monday questioned the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation over allegations of extending private benefits to commercial space by removing two public toilets situated near Mrinal Tai Gore flyover. The public interest litigation, filed by Vishwashanti Utkarsh Sanstha, sought directions from the Bombay High Court to restrain BMC from demolishing the two toilets, claiming that it would lead …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To BMC Commissioner On Contempt Plea Alleging Illegal Demolition Of Mumbai Gurudwara, Directs Status Quo
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To BMC Commissioner On Contempt Plea Alleging Illegal Demolition Of Mumbai Gurudwara, Directs Status Quo

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a contempt petition filed against Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, alleging illegal demolition of a Gurudwara in violation of the Court's stay order on demolitions in the 'bulldozer matter'. She also informed that solid waste management department has written to the assistant municipal commissioner, calling the subject structure a dargah. Two other similar …

Delhi HC issues notices to MCD, cops over shops’ removal
6 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC issues notices to MCD, cops over shops’ removal

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi Police, and the state government, seeking their responses to a plea filed by 45 vendors challenging the demolition of their semi-permanent shops in a local market. The petitioners, who have been operating in Sheetla Mata Market in Madangir, claim that their structures were unlawfully …

SC to hear petitions challenging demolition of properties linked to crime accusations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

SC to hear petitions challenging demolition of properties linked to crime accusations

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is set to hear on Tuesday, 17 September, a batch of petitions challenging the demolition of properties belonging to individuals accused of crimes. The petitions, filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and others, seek directions to various state governments, including Uttar Pradesh, to halt demolitions without following due legal process. The petitioners have claimed that numerous states …

Pay ₹5 lakh to shop owner for illegal demolition: HC to BMC
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pay ₹5 lakh to shop owner for illegal demolition: HC to BMC

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to pay ₹5 lakh to a Santacruz resident for demolishing his shop in Kalina in violation of restraining orders from the same court. HT Image The division bench of justices MS Sonak and Kamal Khata on Wednesday said the three officers – assistant commissioner of H-East ward Alka Sasane, …

MCD's "Helplessness" To Take Action Against Illegal Constructions Reflects "Connivance" With Builder: Delhi High Court
7 months, 2 weeks ago

MCD's "Helplessness" To Take Action Against Illegal Constructions Reflects "Connivance" With Builder: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court disapproved the conduct of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for failing to take any effective actions against unauthorised constructions, despite having issued a demolition order against such illegal constructions. It remarked “This Court cannot permit a situation where rampant unauthorized construction continues to be raised with impunity, and the municipal authority fails or is unable to …

SIT to probe into Jai Bhim Nagar demolitions: HC
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SIT to probe into Jai Bhim Nagar demolitions: HC

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday directed the additional commissioner of police Sashi Kumar Meena to constitute a special investigation team to probe the violence that accompanied the demolition of nearly 650 tenements in Powai’s Jai Bhim Nagar on June 6. Most of the inhabitants of Jai Bhim Nagar, whose houses were demolished despite a 2021 government resolution prohibiting …

Why Mumbai's C1 buildings await demolition for years
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Mumbai's C1 buildings await demolition for years

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: If you’ve ever wondered why certain buildings and complexes in the city stand vacant for years together, resembling ghost towns, there’s a good chance they are C1 structures – meaning extremely dangerous and unfit for habitation – whose demolition has been stalled owing to legal and procedural tangles and/ or residents who refuse to budge as they have no …

Mahim residents move HC over inaction against encroachers
1 year, 3 months ago

Mahim residents move HC over inaction against encroachers

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Residents of Mahim’s Senapati Bapat Marg have filed a contempt petition in the Bombay high court against the civic body’s failure to remove encroachments, including illegal car and bike washing businesses plying their trade on the footpath. Petitioners Urich Kamath and Shrikant Shenoy referred to the court’s November 14, 2022, order, wherein the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation was directed to …

HC stays further demolition in building that housed MM Mithaiwala
1 year, 10 months ago

HC stays further demolition in building that housed MM Mithaiwala

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay high court has temporarily restrained the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation from carrying out any further demolition in the building that housed the famous MM Mithaiwala shop opposite Malad railway station. Mumbai, Apr 28 : The outlets of 'MM Mithaiwala' and 'Delhi Sweets' sweet shops being razed by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation alongside Anand Road along with 19 other shops outside …

BMC identifies 217 unsafe buildings for demolition
1 year, 11 months ago

BMC identifies 217 unsafe buildings for demolition

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of monsoon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has identified 217 buildings as dangerous and has issued eviction notices before demolishing them. K West ward comprising Andheri, Juhu and Vile Parle West, tops the chart of unsafe buildings, which are categorised as C1, at 29 this year. Of the 29 unsafe structures in K West, the BMC has succeeded in vacating …

BMC delimitation: Bombay HC dismisses pleas against reduction of municipal wards
1 year, 11 months ago

BMC delimitation: Bombay HC dismisses pleas against reduction of municipal wards

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has dismissed petitions filed by two former Shiv Sena BMC councillors who were seeking quashing of the Act passed by the Maharashtra Government by which the number of BMC wards increased by the previous MVA government was rolled back. In January this year, the petitioners, Raju Pednekar and Sameer Desai, had filed pleas challenging the law …

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DDA’s Demolition Drive Against Various Properties In Mehrauli
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DDA’s Demolition Drive Against Various Properties In Mehrauli

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered status quo on Delhi Development Authority’s action of demolishing various properties near Mehrauli Archaeological Park area, till February 16. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order while hearing a bunch of pleas against the demolition drive being carried out by DDA near Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Ladha Sarai village.While. Justice Manmeet Pritam …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Restrain DDA From Carrying Out Demolition Drive In Mehrauli Archeological Park Till Fresh Demarcation
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Restrain DDA From Carrying Out Demolition Drive In Mehrauli Archeological Park Till Fresh Demarcation

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea seeking directions to restrain Delhi Development Authority from carrying out its demolition drive near Mehrauli Archaeological Park till a fresh demarcation of the area is conducted.Justice Mini Pushkarna was hearing a plea moved by Mehrauli Minorities Resident and Shop Owners Welfare Association, a registered society, for. The Delhi High …

Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need for laws
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need for laws

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 24, 2023 14:49 IST On January 5 last month, the Supreme Court stayed the forcible eviction of over 4,000 families, mostly Muslims, from Haldwani in Uttarakhand for purportedly occupying land belonging to the Railways. “Not only will this help settle the present confusion about the state of the law, but it would also deal with the recent …

Following HC order, BMC chalks out concrete plan to clear the road
2 years, 4 months ago

Following HC order, BMC chalks out concrete plan to clear the road

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Following the Bombay high court order, the G North ward of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday conducted a joint meeting along with citizens and police officials to act on illegal encroachment in Senapati Bapat Marg, Mahim. Following HC order, BMC chalks out concrete plan to clear the road Owing to the encroachment, the stretch is witnessing increased traffic snarls …

BMC starts demolition of illegal building in Pydhonie
2 years, 6 months ago

BMC starts demolition of illegal building in Pydhonie

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai Residents of Gulistan Apartments on Ismail Curtay Road, Pydhonie, are not willing to let go of their homes, despite the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation beginning demolition work on Tuesday. HT had reported on Monday how four years after its illegal status was raised in the assembly and C-Ward officials suspended by the state government for allowing the structure to come …

Demolition Action Cannot Be Taken Against Allegedly Unauthorised Property Unless Owner/ Resident Is Given Adequate Opportunity Of Hearing: Delhi HC
2 years, 7 months ago

Demolition Action Cannot Be Taken Against Allegedly Unauthorised Property Unless Owner/ Resident Is Given Adequate Opportunity Of Hearing: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that a property cannot be demolished on the ground that it is unauthorized, unless the owner or resident is given an adequate opportunity of hearing. "To my mind, there can be no question of demolishing any property on the ground that it is unauthorized, until and unless the person owning the property and/or in …

Bombay High Court Directs Demolition Over 100-Year-Old Dilapidated Widows Hostel Building In Mumbai
2 years, 7 months ago

Bombay High Court Directs Demolition Over 100-Year-Old Dilapidated Widows Hostel Building In Mumbai

Live Law  

Bombay High Court has upheld the demolition order of an over 100-year-old dilapidated C-1 category building in Mumbai that was home to widows from the Parsi community. The court ruled that the seven tests to check the building's strength under BMC's 2018 guidelines were not mandatory for load bearing structures like the present one and the guidelines would apply only …

Mumbai: High Court gives nod for demolition of 100-yr-old dilapidated building, directs occupants to vacate it
2 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai: High Court gives nod for demolition of 100-yr-old dilapidated building, directs occupants to vacate it

Firstpost  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has given a go ahead to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to demolish a century-old dilapidated building in south Mumbai and directed its occupants to vacate the premises. A division bench of Justices R D Dhanuka and Kamal Khata upheld the BMC technical advisory committee’s decision holding that the building was in a dilapidated and dangerous …

Can\'t impose ban on demolitions across states: SC
2 years, 8 months ago

Can\'t impose ban on demolitions across states: SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to pass an interim direction staying the demolition of properties of accused involved in violent protests across various states. The top court was hearing pleas filed by Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind seeking directions to the Uttar Pradesh government and other states to ensure that no further demolition of properties of alleged accused …

Demolitions Not Punitive Actions Against Rioting But For Violations; Due Process Of Law Followed : UP Govt Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Demolitions Not Punitive Actions Against Rioting But For Violations; Due Process Of Law Followed : UP Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The State of Uttar Pradesh has submitted before the Supreme Court that the recent demolitions carried out in Kanpur and Prayagraj were done by Local Development Authorities strictly in accordance with the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973. The State has however further submitted that in both cases, certain portions of the two illegal/ non-compliant structures in question …

SC on UP demolitions: Authorities should strictly follow due process under law
2 years, 9 months ago

SC on UP demolitions: Authorities should strictly follow due process under law

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Stating that "everything should be fair" and authorities should strictly follow due procedure under the law, the Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Uttar Pradesh government and its authorities three days to respond to pleas alleging that houses of those accused in last week's violence were illegally demolished. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government, …

Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind moves SC against UP\'s bulldozer policy
2 years, 9 months ago

Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind moves SC against UP\'s bulldozer policy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a halt to the “extra-legal” and “precipitative action” of demolition of the residential properties of the accused allegedly involved in the recent violence that erupted in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the “objectionable and offensive remarks” about Prophet Mohammed by two leaders of the …

UP Demolitions Fall Into Larger Pan-India Pattern, Can Our Courts Not Stop This?
2 years, 9 months ago

UP Demolitions Fall Into Larger Pan-India Pattern, Can Our Courts Not Stop This?

The Quint  

But there's a lot more design to this playbook. Delhi High Court lawyer Harshit Anand told The Quint that "the modus operandi which the State is adopting to carry out demolitions is designed to render civil remedy infructuous." "In such a case, the only forum that the aggrieved person is left with is a constitutional court which can stay such …

SDMC Carries Out Demolition Drive in New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri After Shaheen Bagh Stir
2 years, 10 months ago

SDMC Carries Out Demolition Drive in New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri After Shaheen Bagh Stir

News 18  

A day after the Supreme Court refused to grant a stay on the South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s demolition drive amid huge protests by locals, the civic body has brought in bulldozers in the New Friends Colony area and Mangolpuri to carry out an anti-encroachment drive as scheduled. #WATCH Bulldozer being brought to New Friends Colony area of Delhi where the …

Anti-encroachment demolition drive underway in several parts of Delhi today
2 years, 10 months ago

Anti-encroachment demolition drive underway in several parts of Delhi today

Live Mint  

A day after the authorities stopped a demolition drive in the Shaheen Bagh neighborhood after hundreds of residents and a number of opposition party workers gathered in protest, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday began carrying out the demolition drive in New Friends Colony. Bulldozer were brought out to New Friends Colony area of Delhi where the SDMC is …

CPI(M) Delhi State Committee Moves Supreme Court Against Demolition Drives In Different Areas Of South Delhi
2 years, 10 months ago

CPI(M) Delhi State Committee Moves Supreme Court Against Demolition Drives In Different Areas Of South Delhi

Live Law  

The Delhi State Committee Communist Party of India has recently moved the Supreme Court challenging the 'illegal' demolition drive being undertaken in different areas of South Delhi. Inspite of order of the Apex Court, the authorities went ahead with the demolition drive asserting they would not discontinue the 'encroachment removal operation' until and unless the court order is produced before …

No police help, demolition drive halted for second day
2 years, 11 months ago

No police help, demolition drive halted for second day

Hindustan Times  

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s plan to carry out anti-encroachment drives in Okhla failed to take off on Friday after Delhi Police declined to provide police personnel for assistance and protection for the second consecutive day, saying that most of force was already engaged in law-and-order duty to ensure peaceful Friday prayers. According to an action plan from the municipality, …

Supreme Court stays proposed demolition of slums in Delhi's Sarojini Nagar, asks Centre not to take coercive action
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court stays proposed demolition of slums in Delhi's Sarojini Nagar, asks Centre not to take coercive action

India Today  

In a big relief to jhuggi dwellers from Sarojini Nagar in New Delhi, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre not to take any coercive steps to evict them. A bench led by Justice K M Joseph and Justice Hrishikesh Roy issued notice to the Centre and slated the hearing for next Monday. Read | Jahangirpuri demolition: Our peace …

Jahangirpuri demolition: Our peace bulldozed into despair | OPINION
2 years, 11 months ago

Jahangirpuri demolition: Our peace bulldozed into despair | OPINION

India Today  

A sleepy town in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri that has been the symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity for decades became the hotbed of controversy following a recent Ram Navami procession that led to attacks on religious minorities right under the nose of the police administration. In fact, false cases were registered against the victims themselves and later, bulldozers razed the homes of minorities …

Jahangirpuri demolition drive: What does the law on encroachment say?
2 years, 11 months ago

Jahangirpuri demolition drive: What does the law on encroachment say?

India Today  

Even as the Supreme Court is hearing the pleas against the demolitions in Jahangirpuri and the allegations of "bulldozer politics", the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has claimed that it has the authority to remove encroachments from public roads and footpaths without any notice. The apex court in this judgment has also noted that under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, while …

Jahangirpuri violence: SC extends status quo on demolition of buildings
2 years, 11 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: SC extends status quo on demolition of buildings

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the status quo until further orders on the issue of demolition of buildings in violence-hit Jahangirpuri area of the national capital, according to news agency PTI report. Additionally, the Supreme Court said that it will take a serious view of the demolition on Wednesday, which was carried out even after its orders though the …

Jahangirpuri demolition case: Who said what in today's Supreme Court hearing
2 years, 11 months ago

Jahangirpuri demolition case: Who said what in today's Supreme Court hearing

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended its order halting demolitions in Delhi's Jahangirpuri, where violence erupted April 16 as a Hanuman Jayanti procession was passing through a Muslim-dominated residential block. ht newResidents look through the rubble after the North Delhi Municipal Corporation razed shops during an anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri in New Delhi on Wednesday. A bench led by Justice …

Status quo to be maintained till further orders: SC on Jahangirpuri demolition drive
2 years, 11 months ago

Status quo to be maintained till further orders: SC on Jahangirpuri demolition drive

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the status quo until further orders on the issue of demolition of buildings in violence-hit Jahangirpuri area of the national capital. "Status quo to be maintained till further order.List after two weeks and pleadings to be completed till then," the court said. The apex court also said that it will take a …

No demolition in Jahangirpuri for now, next hearing in 2 weeks | What happened in Supreme Court today
2 years, 11 months ago

No demolition in Jahangirpuri for now, next hearing in 2 weeks | What happened in Supreme Court today

India Today  

The Supreme Court maintained status quo in the Jahangirpuri demolition case on Thursday and posted the next hearing in the matter for two weeks from now. The Supreme Court also issued notices to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi Police, state government and Centre in all petitions filed in the matter. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES ON JAHANGIRPURI DEMOLITION CASE STORY SO …

Jahangirpuri demolition to remain halted; Supreme Court says may take ‘serious view’ of drive executed after order
2 years, 11 months ago

Jahangirpuri demolition to remain halted; Supreme Court says may take ‘serious view’ of drive executed after order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the status quo order halting the Jahangirpuri anti-encroachment drive and said it may take a 'serious view' of the continuance of demolition on Wednesday after the North MCD Mayor was informed about the court order. “We’ll take a serious view of demolition that took place after information was given to Mayor,” Justice LN Rao …

Jahangirpuri Demolitions: Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 11 months ago

Jahangirpuri Demolitions: Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court bench led by Justice Nageswara Rao to hear today the petition filed by Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind and others against the Jahangirpuri demolition drive.Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status-quo on the demoliton drive started by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation against alleged encroachers in the Jahangirpuri area, where communal riots took place last week.A bench led by the. Supreme Court …

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