Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave expressed concerns about the adverse effects of what he termed 'bulldozer justice' on the families of individuals involved in criminal cases whose homes had been demolished
As per media reports, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar ordered the demolition. The bulldozer action took place amid heavy police and paramilitary deployment in anticipation of disturbances.
On Wednesday, Atiq Ahmed, 61, moved the Supreme Court for protection claiming that he and his family have been falsely roped in the case and he may be killed in a fake encounter by the Uttar Pradesh Police
Activists allege that the Nuh demolitions reflect the state’s Hindu majoritarian aggression against a minority community. The administration however refutes any pick-and-choose policy and cites population as the reason...
Madhya Pradesh police officials said that the families of the two men accused of raping a 12 year old girl, were issued notices seeking documents related to their land and buildings. A probe revealed that the houses of...
BSP MLA Raju Pal, who was a bitter rival of Atiq Ahmed, was killed in 2005. Ahmed, who is lodged in a jail in Ahmedabad, has allegedly sent five to six men to kill Unmesh Pal.
The Haryana administration continued to raze "illegal constructions" with bulldozers in violence-hit Nuh, for the third day on Saturday. Around 250 shanties of migrants living in Tauru town and other areas in neighbouring...
In a video that went viral on social media, the accused is seen slapping the woman, grabbing her hair and slamming her into the ground head-first. He then violently kicked her in the face and all over her body as she fell...
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi alleged Muslims are facing police bullets, custodial clashes, NSA, UAPA, lynching, bulldozers and sabotage just for being Muslims.
A portion of the Bundelkhand Expressway developed deep potholes due to heavy rains in Jalaun within a week of Prime Minister Modi inaugurating the 296-km road.
After damage to public property in protests following now-suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s remarks against Prophet Mohammad, there have been cases where...
How Mumbai has become the city of demolitions and redevelopment projects that never take off
Successive BJP and Congress governments have been accused of razing temples in Rajgarh, leading to a political slugfest between the parties
Of the various forms of punishment, an eye for an eye is the most primal one. The bulldozer is several notches ahead -- when the home of an accused is...
A 15-year-old Mumbai slum-dweller describes life after his house was razed during a demolition drive
The issue is not of ‘land jihad’ or Hindus versus Muslims, but between the tribal community with no power and influence and the administration that...
Judges calling slum dwellers ‘encroachers’ goes against constitutional human rights and indicates the sorry state of the poor
When the Constitution and every law in it insists on due process, even for a murderer, can bulldozers and excavators be used to teach a lesson to someone the...
Legal experts claim both the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, and Delhi Development Act, 1957, debar authorities from demolition without serving prior...
The favourite jheel of a mohalla’s kids is bulldozed in front of their eyes
Bulldozers are ramming through the vibrant and rich architectural heritage of the city, which was at the centre of international trade during the 17th century.
The recent demolition drives in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh were ‘acts of malice’ by an insensitive administration
Khori Gaon’s ruthless forced eviction showed us a glimpse of bulldozer politics. It legitimised treating the urban poor and minorities inhumanely.
Protests erupted in Shaheen Bagh ahead of a demolition drive on Monday as hundreds of people including women started dharna in the area after SDMC officials...
The sight of protesters flooding the roads to prevent the demolition brings back memories of the days and nights of protest at Shaheen Bagh which became the...
