Mon Sep 02 20:25:49 UTC 2024: – The Supreme Court questioned the bulldozing of homes of persons accused of crimes or their relatives, calling it a possible act of public retribution
– The court made it clear that the law does not permit the destruction of family shelters of even convicts
– The court is considering laying down uniform guidelines on a pan-India basis to streamline the procedure for identifying unauthorized structures before taking action
– The petitioners highlighted recent cases of demolitions in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, including a family’s ancestral home being pulled down and a tenant’s house being demolished for allegedly encroaching on forest land
– The Uttar Pradesh government denied targeted, communal, or retributive demolitions, stating that demolitions were conducted against unauthorized constructions on public land in accordance with municipal laws.

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