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The SC, hearing petitions citing environmental concerns, says judiciary could not supplant its own views overriding national security

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to widen three strategic roads, part of the Chardham project, on the grounds that the need for their development was proportionate to the object of fulfilling the security concerns of the nation in view of recent security challenges at the Indo-China border. A bench of justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath also

FPJ Legal: Supreme Court allows widening of roads in Uttarakhand under Char Dham project

The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred a hearing on widening of roads in border areas amidst a verbal duel with Citizen for Green Doon, an NGO, alleging that the Centre is resorting to bench “avoidance” by insisting the case be adjudicated by a vacation bench instead of the regular bench and the Centre rubbishing the allegations as delaying tactics. At the outset of the proceedings, senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for the NGO, told a bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari that he had filed a written submission and pleaded the bench to go through it. But Attorney...

Centre refutes NGO's claim of 'bench avoidance' in Chardham project case ​ By IANS | ​ 2 Views K.K. Venugopal. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, May 14 : The Centre on Thursday strongly objected in the Supreme Court the claims of an NGO stating that it was involved in 'bench avoidance in a case connected to road widening in the Chardham highway project. A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheswari took note of Attorney General K.K. Venugopal's contention in the matter and said the court did not ask the NGO to file any written submissions in...