Two officials from the Public Works Department (PWD) have been sentenced to jail for contempt after failing to follow orders from the Delhi High Court and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding the protection of trees. The contempt plea was filed by the New Delhi Nature Society against the Engineer-in-Chief and the Executive Engineer. They were both convicted of contempt last year in the same case. The court found that the officials had breached the court’s orders and their reluctance to uphold the law must result in punishment. The court ordered that the two officials serve four months and two months simple imprisonment, respectively, along with a fine of Rs 2,000 each. The court added that the officials must present themselves before the Registrar General after the ten-week period to be sent to judicial custody. The BSES Rajdhani had damaged the roots of several trees with the installation of cable and pipeline lines along Bipin Chandra Marg, violating the orders passed by the high court and the green panel.
The BSES Rajdhani is an electricity distribution company that supplies power to the southern areas of Delhi, India. The company’s main focus is to provide safe and reliable electricity to its customers and is committed to addressing environmental concerns.
Justice Najmi Waziri presided over the case and sentenced the two PWD officials to jail for contempt after they failed to follow orders concerning the protection of trees issued by the Delhi High Court and the National Green Tribunal. He emphasized that disobedience to court orders must result in punishment in order to uphold the law. Justice Najmi Waziri is a judge of the Delhi High Court who has presided over numerous cases related to environmental protection and pollution control. He has been instrumental in delivering landmark judgments in environmental cases that set precedents for the country.
