UP Passes Ordinance to Recover Damages to Property during Protests, Strikes

The Uttar Pradesh government has armed itself with a stringent new law, the ‘Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Ordinance, 2020’ to recover compensation from those who damage public and private property during protests and riots.

UP Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Ordinance 2020

  • It aims at dealing with violent acts at public places, controlling its persistence and escalation and providing for recovery of damage to public or private property during hartal, bandhs, riots, public commotion, protests.
  • Claims for compensation will be decided by designated ‘Claims Tribunals’ that will be authorised to investigate ....
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