on 5 july 2011, the supreme court of india declared the militia to be illegal and unconstitutional, and ordered its disbanding. the court directed the chhattisgarh government to recover all the firearms, ammunition and accessories. in the court's judgement, the use of salwa judum by the government for anti-naxal operations was criticised for its violations of human rights and for employing poorly trained youth for counter-insurgency roles. the supreme court of india, also ordered the government to investigate all instances of alleged criminal activities of salwa judum.