Odisha Govt Faces HC Ire over 'Bulldozer Justice'; Rs 2 Lakh to Be Recovered From Tahasildar's Salary

Odisha govt faces HC ire over 'bulldozer justice'; Rs 2 lakh to be recovered from Tahasildar's salary

Bhubaneswar: The use of demolitions as a tool of enforcement without procedural compliance transforms a lawful act into a coercive one, the Orissa High Court said recently while censuring the government in a case of 'bulldozer justice'. The High Court was dealing with a petition that claimed that the authorities had demolished a community centre at the Balipur Mouza in Cuttack district without following the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Co…

“The law is a shield, not a weapon”: Orissa HC terms demolition without due process a civic wrong, orders 10 lakh compensation

On June 20, in a scathing rebuke of executive high-handedness, the Orissa High Court has ordered ₹10 lakh compensation for the illegal demolition of a decades-old community centre in Cuttack, terming the act a “deliberate” and “constitutionally impermissible” affront to judicial authority and due process. Of this amount, ₹2 lakh is to be directly recovered from the salary of the concerned Tahasildar, with departmental proceedings mandated agains…

"Bulldozer Justice" rebuked: Orissa High Court orders 10 lakh compensation for illegal demolition of community centre

On June 20, in a scathing rebuke of executive high-handedness, the Orissa High Court has ordered ₹10 lakh compensation for the illegal demolition of a decades-old community centre in Cuttack, terming the act a “deliberate” and “constitutionally impermissible” affront to judicial authority and due process. Of this amount, ₹2 lakh is to be directly recovered from the salary of the concerned Tahasildar, with departmental proceedings mandated agains…