The Supreme Court docket Monday pulled up the Delhi authorities for failing to adjust to its instructions to furnish information on stable waste technology, and warned it of contempt of court docket motion.
A bench of Justices A S Oka and A G Masih, whereas coping with the problem of Stable Waste Administration Guidelines, 2016, had on November 11 directed “the Chief Secretary of the Delhi authorities to name a gathering of all stakeholders, together with the Municipal Company of Delhi, to debate the problem.”
It mentioned that “all stakeholders should come collectively and file a standard report earlier than this Court docket, laying down the timelines for reporting compliance with provisions of the 2016 Guidelines. This train of holding a gathering and popping out with a standard response shall be accomplished by December 13, 2024.”
Stressing the necessity for implementation, the court docket had additionally requested the Delhi authorities to “come out with figures for each day technology of stable waste within the metropolis whereas submitting the report.”
On Monday, the bench famous that the information had not been furnished but.
“However particular instructions given to the Chief Secretary of the Delhi authorities, compliance has not been reported. Even primary information comparable to technology of stable waste on daily basis shouldn’t be positioned on report. This side will likely be thought-about on December 19,” the bench mentioned.
It additional directed the Chief Secretary to stay current earlier than it by way of video conferencing. “He owes a proof to the court docket for non-compliance.”
The bench cautioned that “if by December, the affidavit reporting compliance with the order dated November 11, 2024, shouldn’t be filed, the court docket will provoke motion below the Contempt of Courts Act in opposition to officers involved of the Delhi authorities.”
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