Landlord ignoring repair requests? Here’s what tenants can legally do if maintenance is not carried outTenants facing landlord neglect on repairs have legal recourse. The law allows tenants to demand habitable living conditions. If landlords ...
25 Mar, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Tenancy ended due to demolition of building? Law allows tenants to claim compensation or alternative accommodationTenants ordered to vacate a dilapidated building in Varanasi can seek compensation or rehousing after demolition. The Allahabad High Court ...
18 Mar, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
Danger to human life overrides tenancy claims, says Allahabad High Court, orders tenant eviction and demolition of dilapidated buildingThe Allahabad High Court has ordered the demolition of a dangerous building in Varanasi, upholding public safety over tenancy rights. Tenan...
10 Mar, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
'Shocks our conscience': SC slams UP govt, development body over demolitions in PrayagrajThe Supreme Court criticized the Uttar Pradesh government and Prayagraj Development Authority for inhuman and illegal demolitions of homes....
01 Apr, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
Nagpur civic body knocks down alleged rioter Fahim's home, halts operations after Bombay High Court orderThe Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court halted the local civic authorities' move to demolish the homes of alleged rioters involved in rec...
25 Mar, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
Why contempt proceedings shouldn't be initiated against you: SC asks UP authorities over mosque demolition in UP's KushinagarThe Supreme Court has ordered Uttar Pradesh authorities to explain why contempt proceedings should not be initiated for demolishing part of...
17 Feb, 2025, 05.36 PM IST
Bulldozer action victims in UP welcome SC verdict, say will seek compensationFollowing the Supreme Court's ruling against arbitrary demolition drives, victims in Uttar Pradesh are seeking compensation for their razed...
14 Nov, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
Can't bulldoze overnight: Supreme Court tells UP governmentThe Supreme Court condemned the Uttar Pradesh government for unlawfully demolishing a man's house without due process. The court deemed the...
07 Nov, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
Traders, locals protest 'low' compensation for demolition in AyodhyaDemolition of shops and houses on the Ram Path that leads to the under-construction temple, along a route which is lined with shops which h...
02 Jan, 2023, 12.39 AM IST
CPI(M) Delhi unit, hawkers union move SC against anti-encroachment drive in south DelhiThe petitioner said that the entire action is absolutely and manifestly arbitrary and in violation of Article 14, 19 and 21. The authoritie...
07 May, 2022, 03.08 PM IST
Khargone violence: MP HC seeks state govt's reply on demolition of restaurant, bakeryRestauranteur Ateeq Ali (36) and bakery owner Amjad Rashid (58) have claimed in their petitions that the Khargone administration had taken ...
30 Apr, 2022, 03.01 PM IST
SC stays proposed demolition of slums in Delhi's Sarojini Nagar till May 2"You say that you have to vacate the land. Now these are people who have come from all over the country. They cannot afford housing elsewhe...
26 Apr, 2022, 12.55 PM IST
How did MP govt complete probe in a day and demolish 90 houses in Khargone, asks Ajay SinghThe "bulldozer mama" is an Indian version of the British colonial rule, Singh said, apparently targeting Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouh...
20 Apr, 2022, 05.57 PM IST
FICCI fined Rs 20 lakh for violating dust control normsDirections have been issued not to carry out or restart any demolition activity without installing an anti-smog gun at the project site, th...
10 Oct, 2020, 03.15 PM IST
Ramdas Athawale meets Maharashtra governor, seeks 'justice' for KanganaAlleging that the BMC also broke furniture in Ranaut's office during the demolition drive, he accused the civic body of misusing its powers.
11 Sep, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
NGT seeks report on illegal constructions in Tughlakabad extensionA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted the submission by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee that directions h...
13 Aug, 2019, 04.57 PM IST
Odisha: Land acquisition for Posco resumes, locals allege use of forceThe Odisha government resumed land acquisition amidst stiff opposition from villagers who alleged use of force to demolish their betel vine...
28 Jun, 2013, 08.21 PM IST