: Former Allahabad HC chief justice says demolition of Muslim activist’s house in Prayagraj is illegal #IndiaNEWS Former Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Govind Mathur on Sunday termed the demolition

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Former Allahabad HC chief justice says demolition of Muslim activist’s house in Prayagraj is illegal #IndiaNEWS
Former Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Govind Mathur on Sunday termed the demolition of activist Javed Mohammed’s house in Prayagraj as illegal, The Indian Express reported.Mohammed’s house was razed by the civic authorities on Sunday, a day after he was arrested for allegedly conspiring to carry out violent protests in Prayagraj. He allegedly wanted to oppose the disparaging remarks made by two Bharatiya Janata Party spokespersons about Prophet Muhammad.While there are no provisions under Indian law to demolish the home of anyone accused of a crime, this pattern has been regularly observed across BJP-ruled states.“Even if you assume for a moment that the construction was illegal, which by the way is how crores of Indians live, it is impermissible that you demolish a house on a Sunday when the residents are in custody,� Justice Mathur told The Indian Express. “It is not a technical issue but a question of rule of law.�Notably, in March 2020, Justice Mathur had described the Uttar Pradesh government as “highly unjust� for putting up hoardings in Lucknow about those accused of causing violence during the Citizenship Act protests in December. The hoardings had photos, names and addresses of the accused persons.Mathur said that the state’s action was an “absolute encroachment� on the personal liberty of the people whose names and...Read more

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