Delhi News | DDA Guilty Of Contempt In Delhi Tree Felling Case, Relief For Lt Governor
The Supreme Court held the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) guilty of contempt in a case pertaining to tree-felling in the Ridge area for a road-widening project. While categorising the authority's act in the scope of criminal contempt, the top court asked the DDA to carry out compensatory afforestation. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and NK Singh said the deforestation revealed a "troubling pattern" of "institutional missteps and administrative overreach". "Permission was not obtained, orders were ignored and environmental damage was inflicted," Justice Kant said.
