The Supreme Court will consider on February 19 the application of Ministery of Defence (MoD) blaming red tapism and Supreme Court-appointed Centrally empowered committee (CEC) for delay in construction of roads within the radius of 50 kms along the China border.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) in its application which is pending since March 2009 has said China is in a state of full preparedness while on Indian side 33 road projects which are vital for national security have got stuck due to lack of coordination among government agencies as well as CEC.
MoD has appealed to the apex court to grant exemption for these road projects along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) along the China border.
A special bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices S H Kapadia and Aftab Alam has been monitoring all construction in reserved forest areas and national parks.
The MoD in its application has said legal system of the country would have never thought of interfering with the matters of national security.
CEC has, however, blamed MoD and Union Ministry of Home Affairs for delaying the clearance of such important projects and CEC has always accorded top priority to these projects and sometimes clarification have been taken on telephone to clear these projects expediteously and 17 out of 33 road projects along the China border have already been cleared.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
SC directs states to prevent encroachment in the name of religion
The Supreme Court today directed the states to prepare a comprehensive policy within eight weeks to prevent the encroachment of public land in the name of religion through construction of religious structures.
A bench headed by Justice Dalveer Bhandari also directed the states to tell the Supreme Court, what can be done to the existing encroachement, whether these religious structures can be regularised or not.
All the state governments had filed status report in the apex court giving details of encroachment in the name of religion.
During the hearing of the appeal by the Union government against the order of Gujarat High Court, which had stayed the demolition of religious structures in Ahmedabad on public land, the apex court had directed the Centre and all the states not to permit the construction of religious structures by criminals and anti-social elements on government land.
A bench headed by Justice Dalveer Bhandari also directed the states to tell the Supreme Court, what can be done to the existing encroachement, whether these religious structures can be regularised or not.
All the state governments had filed status report in the apex court giving details of encroachment in the name of religion.
During the hearing of the appeal by the Union government against the order of Gujarat High Court, which had stayed the demolition of religious structures in Ahmedabad on public land, the apex court had directed the Centre and all the states not to permit the construction of religious structures by criminals and anti-social elements on government land.
Lok Adalat settles 223 cases in Srinagar
Srinagar, Feb 16 (UNI) As many as 223 cases of different nature were settled amicably among the parties by a Lok Adalat here while another such adalat is being held in Baramulla on February 25.
An official spokesman said today that a Lok Adalat was held in Sadder Court premises here under the supervision of Ms Ghous-un -Nisa Jeelani, Chairman District Legal Services authority and Principal District and Sessions Judge in which 514 cases were taken up.
He said as many as 223 cases were settled amicably on the spot and an amount of Rs 60,000 was awarded as compensation in motor accident claims and a fine of Rs. 50,000 was recovered in various petty criminal offences.
An official spokesman said today that a Lok Adalat was held in Sadder Court premises here under the supervision of Ms Ghous-un -Nisa Jeelani, Chairman District Legal Services authority and Principal District and Sessions Judge in which 514 cases were taken up.
He said as many as 223 cases were settled amicably on the spot and an amount of Rs 60,000 was awarded as compensation in motor accident claims and a fine of Rs. 50,000 was recovered in various petty criminal offences.
SC concerned over plight of naxal-affected tribals
The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the plight of over two lakh tribals uprooted from their homes due to naxalite violence in Chhattisgarh.
Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramaniam, responding to the query of the Supreme Court, told a bench headed by Justice B Sudershan Reddy that the government was making all-out effort to rehabilitate the tribals who had to flee from their homes due to the fear of naxals, particularly in Dantewada district.
Dantewada is a naxal-dominated district of Chhattisgarh and is the worst affected in the state.
The apex court adjourned the hearing of the case till next week.
Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramaniam, responding to the query of the Supreme Court, told a bench headed by Justice B Sudershan Reddy that the government was making all-out effort to rehabilitate the tribals who had to flee from their homes due to the fear of naxals, particularly in Dantewada district.
Dantewada is a naxal-dominated district of Chhattisgarh and is the worst affected in the state.
The apex court adjourned the hearing of the case till next week.
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