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Article 142 Is Judiciary’s ‘Nuclear Missile’ Against Democracy: VP Dhankhar

By Khushboo Kumari April 18, 2025 Article 142 Article 145(3)constitution constitutional accountability constitutional benches constitutional interpretation democracy democratic accountability elections Executive executive functionaries executive roles five-judge bench judicial activism judicial governance judicial overreach Judiciary lawmakers legislative roles nuclear missile Parliament president of india Rajya Sabha interns separation of powers super-legislators supreme court directive Supreme Court judges unchecked power Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

NEW DELHI: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar sharply criticised the judiciary’s increasing use of Article 142 of the Constitution, describing it as a “nuclear missile against democratic…

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Supreme Court curbs “Bulldozer Justice”: Establishes protocol for demolition in criminal cases

By Atul Krishan November 13, 2024 Article 142 BR Gavai KV Viswanathan Supreme Court Supreme Court bench

In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, the Supreme Court of India declared it unlawful to demolish buildings or homes solely because they are owned or occupied by individuals accused of crimes.

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Article 142 Is Judiciary’s ‘Nuclear Missile’ Against Democracy: VP Dhankhar

Supreme Court curbs “Bulldozer Justice”: Establishes protocol for demolition in criminal cases

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