NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Uttarakhand government and its officials over large-scale encroachment of forest land by private entities.
As it registered a his motu (on its own motion) case, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that the authorities had remained “mute spectators” while forest land was being illegally grabbed.
The apex court remarked that it was “shocking” to find protected land being encroached upon without any effective intervention from the government machinery.
“What is shocking to us is that the State of Uttarakhand and its authorities are sitting like mute spectators when forest land is being grabbed in front of their eyes. Therefore, we initiate a his motu case, ” the CJI Kant-led Bench remarked.
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