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title: "Salwa Judum: Anti-Naxal Militia Explained | Model Diplomat"
description: "Salwa Judum was Chhattisgarh's state-armed civilian anti-Naxal militia (2005–2011), struck down by the Supreme Court in Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Salwa Judum was a state-backed armed civilian militia operating from 2005 in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region against Maoist insurgents, declared unconstitutional by India's Supreme Court in 2011.
- Why did the Supreme Court declare Salwa Judum unconstitutional?
- What is the difference between Salwa Judum and the District Reserve Guard?
- Who was responsible for creating Salwa Judum?
- How does Salwa Judum relate to UPSC GS Paper III preparation?

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In its 5 July 2011 judgment in Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh, the Supreme Court of India ordered Chhattisgarh to disarm all Special Police Officers deployed as the Salwa Judum militia against Maoists.

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