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SC slams UP govt, Development Authority over demolition of homes in Prayagraj

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government and Prayagraj Development Authority calling its demolition of homes in the city "inhuman and illegal".

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Observing the demolition action was carried out in a "high handed" manner, a bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said there was "rule of law in the country" and residential structures of citizens couldn't be demolished in such fashion.

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"This shocks our conscience. There is something called right to shelter, due process of law," the bench said.

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