Environmentalist Chopra said committee’s role had been confined, its previous recommendations ignored, & his belief that it could protect fragile ecology had been ‘shattered’.
SC bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud modifies top court’s September 2020 order that had restricted road width on entire highway in fragile Himalayan region to 5.5 m.
Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud observes orally that SC cannot override defence concerns in context of ‘contemporary events’, an indirect reference to India-China skirmishes.
Char Dham Devasthanam Board is an umbrella body to regulate temples under its preview. It was conceived by former CM Trivendra Singh Rawat when he assumed office in 2017.
HC said the Char Dham Yatra would unnecessarily expose pilgrims to the dangers of a potential third wave, took note of the Kumbh Mela where Covid protocols were violated.
In a letter, the chairman of the court-appointed High Powered Committee Ravi Chopra had attributed the Uttarakhand flash flood to the Rs 12,000-crore road project.
Majority view of the SC-appointed expert committee had noted that the court's earlier order to reduce the width of roads in Char Dham project to 5.5-metre was not feasible.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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