The demolition drive menace has been a serious bone of contention for the last few years. Numbers of cultures and countries also use demolition drives to quell dissent and as a form of punishment. Demolition drives actually originated as a military tactic and were primarily used in a number of conflicts to deliberately target and inflict destruction upon houses during a military advance. The earliest recorded act of house demolition took place back in 1069-1070 when William the Conqueror (the first Norman King of England) and the Norman Troops demolished property in the rebellious north of England to deprive an enemy of civilian support. Why in the news? The nation has been witnessing a frenzy of demolition drives for the past few years. Article 300A of the Indian Constitution categorically states “No person shall be deprived of his property save by the authority of law”. Recently a building has been demolished in Kathua, which prompted me to this write this arti