The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking directions to the Uttar Pradesh government to follow rules while carrying out further demolitions in the state. The petition also sought strict action against officials indulging in unlawful demolition.
Defending its action of demolishing Javed's house, the Prayagraj authorities have said that the house was demolished as it was built against the provision of the UP State Planning and Development Rules of 1973.
Indian authorities are in international damage control mode after controversial comments about the Prophet Mohammed by a senior ruling party official sparked a diplomatic spat. But inside the country,…
Lawyers and past court verdicts indicate that due process as mandated by the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 has not been followed in the instant case.