Nagpur violence: HC stays demolition of houses of two accused, raps admin for high-handedness
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Nagpur violence: HC stays demolition of houses of two accused, raps admin for high-handedness

Hindustan Times  

Nagpur, The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday ordered a stay on the demolition of the houses of two accused, including Fahim Khan, in the violence case, rapping the administration for "high-handedness". Nagpur violence: HC stays demolition of houses of two accused, raps admin for high-handedness While Khan's two-storey house was razed before the high court passed the order in the afternoon, authorities halted the demolition of the illegal portions of the other accused Yusuf Sheikh's house following the court's directive. At around 10.30 am on Monday, three JCB machines of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation started demolishing his house, located at Sanjay Bagh Colony in Yashodhara Nagar area here, amid heavy security and drone surveillance in the entire area. The house, registered in the name of Khan's mother, was located on a plot of Nagpur Improvement Trust and the lease ended in 2020, a civic official said.

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Nagpur Violence Breaking: Bulldozer Action on Faheem’s House… HC Halts Demolition Drive
16 hours, 11 minutes ago

Nagpur Violence Breaking: Bulldozer Action on Faheem’s House… HC Halts Demolition Drive

ABP News  

In connection with the recent violence in Nagpur, the administration took strict action against the accused. Before the High Court’s stay order, the authorities demolished an illegal construction at the residence of the alleged mastermind, Faheem Khan. However, the Bombay High Court has now put a temporary halt to the bulldozer action against the accused, providing some relief to them.The …

Nagpur riots: ‘Bulldozer action’ against key accused
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1 day ago

Nagpur riots: ‘Bulldozer action’ against key accused

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: On Monday, bulldozers tore down the two-storey home of Fahim Khan, described by the Nagpur police as “an instigator, if not the mastermind” of the violence that consumed Central Nagpur a week ago. Nagpur riots: ‘Bulldozer action’ against key accused According to Khan’s neighbours, Khan’s family went missing on Sunday night, taking their belongings with them. Khan, Nagpur president …

'High-Handed' : Bombay High Courts Slams Nagpur Civic Body For Demolishing Homes Of Accused In Communal Violence
1 day, 5 hours ago

'High-Handed' : Bombay High Courts Slams Nagpur Civic Body For Demolishing Homes Of Accused In Communal Violence

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday pulled up the Nagpur Municipal Corporation for its 'high-handed' approach in razing the houses of the persons named as accused in the recent communal violence in the city. A division bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and Vrushali Joshi heard the petitions filed by one Jehrunissa Shamim Khan, mother of prime accused Fahim Khan, who …

Shocks our conscience how homes rased in Prayagraj: SC
1 day, 7 hours ago

Shocks our conscience how homes rased in Prayagraj: SC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over its "high handed" demolition in Prayagraj saying it had shocked its conscience. Shocks our conscience how homes rased in Prayagraj: SC A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan also frowned upon the manner which the houses were bulldozed within 24 hours of serving notices …

'Action Taken In High-Handedness': Bombay HC Stays Demolition Of Properties Of Nagpur Violence Accused
1 day, 8 hours 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, …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Maharashtra Officer In Contempt Plea Against House Demolition Over 'Anti-India' Slogans After Indo-Pak Match
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1 day, 9 hours ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Maharashtra Officer In Contempt Plea Against House Demolition Over 'Anti-India' Slogans After Indo-Pak Match

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a contempt petition alleging the demolition of a Muslim man's house and shop in Maharashtra without prior notice, in violation of the Court's November 13 judgment in the bulldozer matter. Immediately after the incident, it is mentioned, that the petitioner's house and shop were demolished by civic authorities without any prior notice on …

Bulldozers action at Nagpur violence key accused Fahim Khan's house
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1 day, 16 hours ago

Bulldozers action at Nagpur violence key accused Fahim Khan's house

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Maharashtra's Nagpur on Monday took bulldozer action against one of the accused of recent violence in the city that erupted after “rumours” spread that a ‘chadar’ with religious inscriptions had been burnt during protests led by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad demanding the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Nagpur Municipal Corporation team reached the house …

Nagpur Violence LIVE updates: Stones hurled, cops injured as communal tensions rise over burning Quran rumours
1 week, 1 day ago

Nagpur Violence LIVE updates: Stones hurled, cops injured as communal tensions rise over burning Quran rumours

Live Mint  

Nagpur Violence LIVE: Tension escalated in central Nagpur on Monday as stones were thrown at police officers amidst unfounded rumours that Quran had been desecrated during a protest by a right-wing group demanding the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb. In an effort to quell the unrest, police deployed tear gas shells and conducted a baton charge in the Chitnis Park and …

Telangana HC orders officials to rebuild demolished house of poor couple
3 months, 1 week ago

Telangana HC orders officials to rebuild demolished house of poor couple

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has directed Panchayat Raj officials of Nagar Kurnool district to rebuild a demolished structure belonging to a poor couple, Katakam Mahesh and Nagalakshmi of Domalapenta village, at their own expense. Justice T Madhavi Devi took serious view of the officials for disregarding stay orders issued by the court. Justice Madhavi Devi questioned whether the same …

Demolition of 'illegal' house halted after family cites court stay, police intervene
4 months ago

Demolition of 'illegal' house halted after family cites court stay, police intervene

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: High drama was witnessed at a three-storeyed house in OMBR Layout on Thursday when the Bangalore Development Authority began demolishing it. The cops from Banaswadi who had come over to offer support to the BDA Task Force and its engineers turned against the demolition drive an hour later when the family convinced them that there was a court stay …

Supreme Court Orders 15-Day Notice, Digital Trail for Property Demolitions; Officials Face Personal Liability
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Orders 15-Day Notice, Digital Trail for Property Demolitions; Officials Face Personal Liability

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 16, 2024 12:06 IST - 8 MINS READ In PIL hearings alleging discrimination and the government’s impunity, it is not unusual for the respondent authorities to claim they will adopt a non-adversarial role vis-a-vis the petitioner, and still deny the allegations. In such cases, where the authorities indulge into arbitrary pick and choose of the structures and …

Demolition of house merely on person's criminal record amounts to collective punishment on family: SC
4 months, 1 week ago

Demolition of house merely on person's criminal record amounts to collective punishment on family: SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The demolition of a house solely because the person residing there is either an accused or convicted in a criminal case will amount to inflicting "collective punishment" on the entire family, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The apex court said when a particular structure is chosen all of a sudden for demolition and the rest of similarly …

SC on Demolition Action: How can a house be demolished just because he is an accused
6 months, 3 weeks ago

SC on Demolition Action: How can a house be demolished just because he is an accused

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the bulldozing of homes and private properties of persons accused of crimes or even their relatives by States as a possible act of public retribution, saying the law does not permit the destruction of the family shelters of even convicts. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the Uttar Pradesh government which has been blamed for …

'Can't Demolish House Just Because Somebody Is An Accused' : Supreme Court To Frame Pan-India Guidelines On 'Bulldozer Actions'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Can't Demolish House Just Because Somebody Is An Accused' : Supreme Court To Frame Pan-India Guidelines On 'Bulldozer Actions'

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed the intention to lay down pan-India guidelines to address the concerns that authorities in several States are resorting to the demolition of houses of persons accused of crimes as a punitive action.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, hearing a batch of petitions challenging the "bulldozer actions" in various States,. The Supreme …

Nuh violence: High Court stays bulldozer action against illegal structures
1 year, 7 months ago

Nuh violence: High Court stays bulldozer action against illegal structures

Op India  

On Monday, August 7, the Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the Haryana government’s demolition drive on the illegal encroachments being carried out by the Haryana administration after rioters unleashed violence in the Nuh district of Haryana on July 31 during the Jalabhishek Shobha yatra. Court stays all demolitions.#NuhViolence #Haryana pic.twitter.com/hAfg4UiC91 — Live Law August 7, 2023 According to reports, …

HC Irked By Demolition Of Deccan Kitchen
1 year, 8 months ago

HC Irked By Demolition Of Deccan Kitchen

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed a slew of senior government officials, including GHMC commissioner D.S. Lokesh Kumar, to appear in court on July 11 and explain the demolition of the alleged illegal construction at Deccan Kitchen Hotel. Hearing a contempt case filed by Nanda Kumar, for W3 Hospitality Services Pvt Ltd, Justice Kanneganti Lalitha issued Form-I notices. …

India’s Supreme Court blocks demolition of 4,000 Muslim homes calling it ‘human’ issue
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s Supreme Court blocks demolition of 4,000 Muslim homes calling it ‘human’ issue

The Independent  

India’s Supreme Court has stayed an order which called for the mass demolition of over 4,000 homes in the hill state of Uttarakhand. The top court stayed an order by the local railway authorities, back by Uttarakhand state’s high court on 20 December, requiring the demolition of all “illegal encroachments” along the railway line in the Banbhulpura district of the …

India top court stays demolition of over 4,000 homes in Haldwani
2 years, 2 months ago

India top court stays demolition of over 4,000 homes in Haldwani

Al Jazeera  

More than 50,000 people, most of them Muslims, faced the demolition of their homes which allegedly encroached on railway land. On December 20, an order passed by the high court of the northern state declared 4,365 houses adjacent to the railway line in Haldwani’s Banbhulpura colony “illegal” and therefore to be demolished. Rights activist Shadab Alam, also a resident of …

Demolition Action Cannot Be Taken Against Allegedly Unauthorised Property Unless Owner/ Resident Is Given Adequate Opportunity Of Hearing: Delhi HC
2 years, 6 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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Won't Demolish House Without Following Due Process Of Law, MP Govt Tells HC On Plea Of Wife Of Khargone Riots Accused
2 years, 11 months ago

Won't Demolish House Without Following Due Process Of Law, MP Govt Tells HC On Plea Of Wife Of Khargone Riots Accused

Live Law  

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench, recently received assurance from the State of Madhya Pradesh that the authorities won't proceed with demolition of House of the Petitioner, whose husband was accused in the Khargone riots case, without following due process of law. Shukla noted- Learned Additional Advocate General for the respondents/State submits that no action shall be taken …

Jahangirpuri demolition not the first instance where a court order was not followed
2 years, 11 months ago

Jahangirpuri demolition not the first instance where a court order was not followed

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the demolition drive against 'illegal' structures in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area. Here are a few instances where demolition drives were carried out despite court orders: May 2021/ Barabanki, UP Despite Allahabad HC Order, Century-Old Mosque Demolished in UP On May 17, 2021, authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district bulldozed a mosque in the Ram Sanehi …

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 LIVE Updates: Congress delegation stopped by police from entering violence-hit area
2 years, 11 months ago

Jahangirpuri LIVE Updates: Congress delegation stopped by police from entering violence-hit area

India TV News  

Jahangirpuri LIVE Updates: Congress delegation stopped by police from entering violence-hit area The apex court also said that it will take a serious view of the demolition on Wednesday, which was carried out even after its orders though the NDMC Mayor was informed. The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the status quo until further orders on the issue of demolition …

Cannot pass blanket order against demolitions in India, says SC | Top points
2 years, 11 months ago

Cannot pass blanket order against demolitions in India, says SC | Top points

India TV News  

Cannot pass blanket order against demolitions in India, says SC | Top points Bulldozers tore down several concrete and temporary structures close to a mosque in Jahangirpuri on Wednesday as part of an anti-encroachment drive by the NDMC, days after the northwest Delhi neighbourhood was rocked by communal violence. A bench led by Chief Justice NV Ramana also issued notice …

Supreme Court stepped in to stop demolition in Delhi’s violence-hit Jahangirpuri
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court stepped in to stop demolition in Delhi’s violence-hit Jahangirpuri

Hindustan Times  

Hours after several bulldozers entered Delhi’s violence-hit Jahangirpuri on Tuesday and began tearing down alleged illegal constructions and encroachments in the area, the Supreme Court ordered a status quo on the demolition drive by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, restraining the authorities from proceeding any further -- although it took at least another 90 minutes for the local body to …

‘A demolition of India’s constitutional values': Rahul Gandhi on bulldozing of houses
2 years, 11 months ago

‘A demolition of India’s constitutional values': Rahul Gandhi on bulldozing of houses

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi described the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘bulldozer policy’ as a ‘demolition of India’s constitutional values’, even as Wednesday’s demolition drive in northwest Delhi was halted after a Supreme Court-ordered status quo. The 51-year-old leader’s tweet comes amid growing opposition to the Jahangirpuri demolition drive, as well as the practice of razing properties of ‘criminal elements’ in …

Here's what happened after SC halted demolition of illegal structures in Delhi's Jahangirpuri
2 years, 11 months ago

Here's what happened after SC halted demolition of illegal structures in Delhi's Jahangirpuri

India Today  

The Supreme court on Wednesday, April 20, ordered a stay on the Jahangirpuri demolition drive that the North Delhi Municipal Corporation undertook on Wednesday, April 20, to remove encroachments. The SC order came after two petitions were filed in the apex court — one pertaining to demolitions across the nation and one specifying the Jahangirpuri anti-encroachment drive. MR Shamshad, lawyer …

Delhi HC says will hear plea but not interfere in Jahangirpuri demolition drive
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi HC says will hear plea but not interfere in Jahangirpuri demolition drive

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear pleas against the 'anti-encroachment' drive in the national capital's Jahangirpuri area, which was rocked by violence over the weekend after two communities clashed over a Hanuman Jayanti procession. A woman resident reacts during a joint anti-encroachment drive by NDMC, PWD, local bodies and the police, in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area, in …

India top court halts demolition drive in violence-hit Delhi area
2 years, 11 months ago

India top court halts demolition drive in violence-hit Delhi area

Al Jazeera  

The Supreme Court says status quo should be maintained in Jahangirpuri, a mainly Muslim neighbourhood racked by religious violence last weekend. Indian authorities riding bulldozers have razed a number of properties in a New Delhi neighbourhood before the Supreme Court halted the demolitions days after religious violence shook the area and saw dozens arrested. Raja Iqbal Singh, mayor of the …

Babri Masjid demolition case | Supreme Court fixes August 31 as new deadline for judgement
4 years, 10 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case | Supreme Court fixes August 31 as new deadline for judgement

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed a CBI court trying senior BJP leaders for the Babri Masjid demolition to deliver the judgment by August 31, 2020. However, given the original time frame and the extended time frame, the effort must now be to complete the proceedings and deliver judgment latest by August 31, 2020.” Extended deadline The Bench said Mr. …

SC Stays Demolition Of Residential Premises Of Former Guj. Cop Sanjiv Bhatt And Wife Till 30th July [Read Order]
6 years, 8 months ago

SC Stays Demolition Of Residential Premises Of Former Guj. Cop Sanjiv Bhatt And Wife Till 30th July [Read Order]

Live Law  

Supreme Court has stayed the Gujarat High Court order directing demolition of residential premises of former Gujarat IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt and his wife Shweta Sanjiv Bhatt till 30th July 2018.This order is issued by a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi,Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Navin Sinha on an oral mentioning made by Senior Advocate Harin P. Raval, the Senior …

Kapil Sharma case: Bombay HC grants interim relief, stays BMC demolition till 23 November
8 years, 5 months ago

Kapil Sharma case: Bombay HC grants interim relief, stays BMC demolition till 23 November

Firstpost  

The Bombay High Court heard a plea by comedian Kapil Sharma, challenging a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation order directing that “illegal” constructions at his Versova property be razed, on Monday afternoon. The BMC’s K ward’s assistant municipal commissioner Parag Masurkar had told Times Of India, that the comedian was issued a stop work notice as he had built an additional second …

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