Delhi HC approves demolition of Signature View Apartments, Legal News, ET LegalWorld
Representative image Upholding Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s decision to declare Signature View Apartments “dangerous and not fit for habitation”, Delhi High Court on Monday cleared the way for its demolition by Delhi Development Authority and gave three months for the remaining residents to vacate it.However, the court castigated DDA, saying its “delinquency and gross negligence […]
Highlights of SC verdict in property demolition case, ET LegalWorld
Following are highlights of the Supreme Court’s Wednesday verdict laying down pan-India guidelines on demolition of properties: * SC says if executive acts as judge and inflicts penalty of demolition on a citizen on grounds that he is an accused, it violates principle of ‘separation of powers’ * SC says executive cannot become judge, decide […]
SC lays down pan-India guidelines on demolition of properties, ET LegalWorld
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 accused as guilty and demolish his house.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said it will be “totally unconstitutional” if houses […]
SC refuses to entertain plea alleging contempt of demolition order by 3 states, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea alleging contempt of its order on demolition of properties by the authorities in Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai and comprising Justices P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan said it was not inclined to entertain the plea […]
No demolition in violence-hit Bahraich till Wednesday, UP govt assures SC, ET LegalWorld
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday gave an oral undertaking before the Supreme Court that it will temporarily halt demolition action in violence-hit Bahraich. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) K.M. Nataraj, appearing on behalf of the state government, agreed before a bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai that district authorities will not take any coercive action […]
SC commences hearing pleas against demolition of properties, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced hearing on a batch of pleas which have alleged that properties, including of those accused of crime, were being demolished in several states. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan had on September 17 said there will be no demolition of properties, including of those […]
SC to hear on Tuesday petitions against demolition of accused persons’ properties, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday pleas which have raised grievances that properties of persons, who are accused of some crime, were being demolished in several states. While hearing these petitions on September 2, the apex court had questioned how can anybody’s house be demolished just because he was an accused. The […]
Involvement in criminal case no ground for demolition of property: SC, ET LegalWorld
Alleged involvement in a crime is no ground to demolish properties, the Supreme Court said on Thursday and ordered a civic body in Gujarat to maintain status quo and not threaten to bulldoze the house of an accused in a criminal case. Observing that such demolition threats are inconceivable in a country where the law […]
Supreme Court’s demolition guidelines to be a step towards clear and uniform process, say experts, ET LegalWorld
Recently, the Supreme Court has raised the questions about the legality of the demolition of houses allegedly belonging to people accused of some crime. The court has decided to lay-down ‘pan-India’ guidelines to address the concerns related to demolition of houses. The matter was before the division bench of Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K.V. […]
SC says it proposes to lay down pan-India guidelines on issue of demolition action, ET LegalWorld
How can anybody’s house be demolished only because he is an accused, the Supreme Court observed on Monday. The court also said that it proposes to lay down guidelines on the issue. “Even if he is a convict, still it can’t be done without following the procedure as prescribed by law,” a bench of Justices […]