Bulldozer
- India
MP: 250 homes including Takiya mosque razed for Mahakal temple corridor
Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district administration on Saturday, January 11 executed a demolition drive in Nizamuddin Colony removing 250 houses and structures, including the Masjid Takiya to facilitate the expansion of the Mahakal…
- India
UP municipal bulldozes 40 vegetable shops, sparks protests
The Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi Municipal Corporation conducted a massive anti-encroachment drive and targeted about 40 vegetable shops. On December 26, the municipal authorities bulldozed approximately 40 shops near the Chitra intersection under…
- India
Jamiat hails SC’s ‘Bulldozer’ judgement, says it reinforces supremacy of law
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, who was a petitioner in the case against “illegal” bulldozing of properties for being accused in any matter, hailed the Supreme Court judgement for reinforcing the supremacy of…
- India
‘SC parked bulldozer in garage forever’: Oppn leaders hail top court verdict
New Delhi: With the Supreme Court applying brakes on bulldozer action, opposition leaders on Wednesday hailed the judgement and took a swipe at the BJP, saying the apex court has “parked the…
- India
‘Totally unconstitutional’: SC’s guidelines against ‘bulldozer justice’
New Delhi: Coming down hard on instant ‘bulldozer justice’, the Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down pan-India guidelines on demolition of properties and said the Executive cannot become a judge, declare an…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: BRS leader slams Congress over ‘Bulldozer Raj’
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Dasoju Sravan on Monday, October 6 criticised the Congress government for its “Bulldozer Raj” and called for cancellation of GO 477 to halt the demolitions undertaken…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress taking up BJP’s ‘bulldozer’: Harish Rao to Rahul Gandhi
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao has called on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to advise chief minister A Revanth Reddy to respect the rule of law and adhere to the principles of…
- India
500-yr-old graveyard, mosque razed in ‘anti-encroachment drive’ near Somnath temple
Somnath: In stark violation of the Supreme Court’s demolition order, a mosque, dargah and a graveyard believed to be five centuries old were razed down in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district. The incident…
- Opinions
Opinion: Bulldozing homes of accused is against basic principles of criminal justice
By Shayan Bisney Hyderabad: The Bench of Justices B. R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan of the Supreme Court of India came down heavily on the Executive on Tuesday with its order in…
- News
Tension in Dharavi as locals thwart BMC’s move to raze ‘illegal’ portion of mosque
Mumbai: Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum here on Saturday after hundreds of local residents gathered on a road and opposed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s plan to pull down an alleged illegal portion…
- India
‘Bulldozer’ not symbol of rule of law; SC fulfilled Centre’s responsibility: Mayawati
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over the “rising” trend of using bulldozers for demolitions, saying it does not symbolise a just rule…
- India
MP Congress welcomes SC’s verdict on ‘bulldozer justice’
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has been among those states where controversial ‘bulldozer justice’ flourished as part of action from the administration. The Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the unauthorised demolition of private property,…
- India
Mayawati slams ‘Bulldozer justice,’ calls for ‘Rule of Law by Law’
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday criticised the practice of “Bulldozer justice,” urging the government to uphold the “Rule of Law by Law” rather than punishing the families…
- News
Rahul Gandhi hails SC’s observations, slams BJP’s ‘bulldozer policy’
New Delhi: The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday hailed the Supreme Court which came down heavily on ‘bulldozer justice’, questioning how can a house be demolished…
- India
Law & order in UP deteriorating, govt’s bulldozer threat ineffective on criminals: Congress
Meerut: Newly-elected Congress MP from Saharanpur Imran Masood, said on Monday said the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has deteriorated and the government’s bulldozer threat has no effect on the…
