India, supreme court and bulldozer justice

India's top court bans 'bulldozer justice' as punishment
India's top 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 bunch of pleas seeking action against authorities using demolition as a punitive measure against those accused or convicted of crimes.
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.
'Bulldozer justice' now illegal in India - but who will pay for my broken home?
The court has banned authorities from arbitrarily razing down homes but victims say the ruling changes nothing for them.
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.
India Supreme Court rules against ‘bulldozer justice’ as permissible punishment for crimes
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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