Top Court Bans 'Bulldozer Justice'

India's top court slams states over "bulldozer justice," razing of illegal homes that allegedly targets Muslims
India's Supreme Court has warned state authorities that bulldozing illegally constructed homes in an "arbitrary pick and choose" way is an abuse of their powers.
India’s Top Court Bans ‘Bulldozer Justice’ Often Used Against Muslims
The tactic, in which state governments raze the homes and businesses of people as acts of retribution, has been on the rise in recent years.
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The Supreme Court has ordered a halt to unauthorized demolitions known as 'bulldozer justice', ruling that demolitions must follow due legal process. Opposition leaders applauded the decision, seeing it as a pushback against lawless state practices.
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India's top court bans 'bulldozer justice' as punishment
India's Supreme Court has said that authorities cannot demolish homes merely because a person has been accused of a crime and has laid down strict guidelines for any such action. The ruling comes in response to a number of petitions seeking action against authorities using demolition as a punitive measure against those accused or convicted of crimes.
India’s Supreme Court bans ‘bulldozer justice’
India’s Supreme Court banned the use of so-called “bulldozer justice,” the government demolition of homes by state officials to punish those accused of crimes that activists said was a tactic predominantly used by Hindu nationalist authorities against the minority Muslim community.
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India's Supreme Court released a ruling on Wednesday finding that the country's authorities cannot use demolition of properties as punishment for those accused or convicted of crimes. It set
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