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Mankhurd demolition: Families sift through rubble as hundreds rendered homeless

April 09, 2026 10:27 pm

Demolition after notices were served in Feb, say officials

Calcutta High Court says no illegal construction to remain for a single day, denies plea

April 01, 2026 8:59 pm

When the authorities were clear that no permission was obtained for the construction, it was important to implement the demolition order, the Calcutta High Court held.

Public safety trumps tenant rights: Allahabad HC orders demolition of ‘dangerous’ Varanasi building

February 22, 2026 10:53 pm

A demolition notice had been issued in 2021, but tenants refused to vacate. The court has now directed the Varanasi Municipal Corporation to pull down the building in two weeks

‘Locked doors, no food’: Karnataka HC seeks report on rehabilitation measures for those displaced in Kogilu Layout demolition

February 04, 2026 3:22 pm

The petitioners had approached the Karnataka High Court seeking alternative accommodation for affected people within 5 km of the Kogilu Layout demolition site, besides compensation.

‘Tum log police se ghir chuke ho’: Allahabad HC raps police for Hindi movie dialogues in FIRs

'Punitive demolitions' continue in UP despite SC order: Allahabad High Court flags non-compliance

February 05, 2026 2:46 pm

The orders comes on plea by a family fearing demolition of their properties after an FIR was filed against their relative

‘Public way is not private territory’: Orissa High Court rejects shopkeepers’ plea to stop demolition for road widening

January 24, 2026 8:59 am

Public Way Not Private Territory: While rejecting the plea of local shopkeeprs, Justice Panighahi said that the petitioners’ occupation of road land, impeding pedestrian and vehicular passage, cannot be deemed a protected right.

Delhi Police arrest two more in Turkman Gate stone pelting case as security remains tight near Faiz-e-Elahi Mosque. (Express file photo)

Amid tight security, 20 people offer Friday prayers at Turkman Gate mosque; number of arrests rises to 13

January 10, 2026 5:58 am

DCP (Central) Nidhin Valsan said 13 people have been arrested so far for allegedly throwing stones at police personnel, injuring at least five of them, while they were deployed in the area during a Delhi High Court-ordered anti-encroachment drive around the mosque.

Chandigarh Club Faces Early Morning Demolition for Unauthorized Constructions. (File)

Early-morning demolition clears illegal constructions in Chandigarh Sec-1 club

November 25, 2025 11:41 am

The SDM (Centre), supported by Executive Magistrates reached to ensure effective law-and-order oversight in coordination with the police teams.

The Bombay High Court asked the BMC to file an affidavit confirming removal of demolition debris in Kurla after a petitioner alleged the waste blocked public access.

Plea against demolition waste dumped on Kurla road: HC seeks BMC response

October 27, 2025 10:15 pm

The Bombay High Court directed the BMC to file an affidavit substantiating its claim of clearing demolition debris in Kurla (West) after a petitioner alleged that civic officers had blocked road access by dumping waste.

Chandigarh becomes India’s first slum-free city | The Ut Administration reclaims over 520 acres of land after demolition of last remaining colony, Shahpur

September 30, 2025 1:57 pm

The drive continued this year with the demolition of encroachments from land valued at more than ₹2,500 crore.

DEMOLITION VIDEOS

Locals set police vehicle ablaze during anti-encroachment drive

January 27, 2016 5:29 am

Vaishali, Jan 27 (ANI): Locals set police vehicle on fire in protest during an anti-encroachment drive in Bihar’s Vaishali distrcit. Agitated locals doused the police vehicle into flames over a row on demolition of a temple. The mob also thrashed the police authorities. Police intervened to take control of the situation but it things got out of hand.