Islamic Body Moves to Supreme Court Against Demolition of Houses as Punitive Measure

Bulldozer Law Insider

Shivani Thakur

Published on: April 18, 2022 at 17:51 IST

Islamic Organisation Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, has moved the Supreme Court against employing bulldozers to raze down the houses of persons Suspected to be involved in Criminal Incidents such as Violence.

Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has urged the Supreme Court to issue appropriate direction to Union of India and all State that no lasting precipitation action be taken against any Accused in any Criminal Proceeding.

According to the Petition, resorting to such measures/ actions is clearly against our Constitutional ethos and the Criminal Justice System.

A tweet, President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind Arshad Madani, said, “Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind has filed a Petition in the Supreme Court against the dangerous politics of bulldozers that have been started to destroy Minorities especially Muslims under the guise of Crime Prevention in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled States.”

Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, in his Petition, said that there has recently been an increase in the incidents of demolition of residential and commercial properties by Government Administration in many States as a Punitive Measure against the persons purportedly involved in Criminal Incidents such as Riots.

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