By Aditi Bhojnagarwala On 27 February 2024, a plea against demolitions of commercial constructions in the Akbarnagar district of Lucknow was dismissed by the Allahabad High Court. The court reached the conclusion that the petitioners were not actually poor by relying on the Below Poverty Line (“BPL”) certificates or income tax return (“ITR”) certificates that … Continue reading Demolish the BPL Method: Flaws with the Court’s Conception of Poverty in the Akbarnagar Demolition Case