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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Krishnadas Rajagopal

Cannot impose ‘omnibus’ ban on demolitions: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday wondered whether it can pass "omnibus" orders to stop demolitions by municipal authorities across the country even as senior advocate Dushyant Dave insisted that the nation should refuse to accept the bulldozer "culture".

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for Uttar Pradesh, objected to Mr. Dave's submission that the demolitions targeted a certain community.

"All communities are Indian communities... We cannot have community-based PILs in the Supreme Court," Mr. Mehta said.

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