CJI recuses from Delhi Ridge tree felling in case
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing a petition alleging contempt against Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena in his capacity as the chairperson of the Delhi Development Authority, citing a past association with him during a visit to Bihar jails. This contempt petition has already seen a rare confrontation between two Supreme Court benches earlier this year, compelling the then CJI, justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, to intervene to resolve the standoff and centralise the matter under his own bench in August. The contempt petition, filed by Delhi resident Bindu Kapurea, alleges that DDA felled 1,670 trees in the Satbari ridge area of South Delhi in February without the mandatory permission of the Supreme Court. The court subsequently sought affidavits from L-G Saxena, the DDA chairperson, and former vice-chairperson Subhashish Panda to clarify whether they were aware of the mandatory court permission and when they learned about the unauthorized tree felling. The Supreme Court’s prior hearings focussed on the ecological damage caused by DDA’s actions, even as it proposed remedial measures, including replanting the felled trees within the ridge and planting an additional 100 saplings for every tree cut.
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